Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs an experiment, the developer decided to release a cracked version of Game Dev Tycoon onto torrent sites along with the genuine version, pre-empting piracy. “The cracked version is nearly identical to the real thing except for one detail,” explains … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is a record of places I have bookmarked. (I also post them to Diigo, but since I don’t like to leave stuff only in the cloud, I am also keeping a copy here. Careers in Games – Skillset Careers … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIs it possible to be really good at: music composition if you can’t play an instrument (or sing)? writing if you don’t read? game design if you don’t play games? instructional design if you’ve never taught? What about this one: … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m currently teaching an online graduate course in Digital Game Based Learning. It has included some great discussions about all kinds of things. Erin Lerouge (one of the class members) wrote a few comments on Seymore Paperts classic article, “Papert, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesYour Game! Offer Serious Games Price Breakthrough: Your Game! Your content in an engaging, immersive, rapidly developed simulation. New from Totem Learning, our February launch promotion: Your content in a bespoke serious game at less than eLearning prices! Harness our … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes36 Things Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able To Do. Some of this is clearly subjective (and a few are rather faddist), but it’s a nice touchstone. It’s also a lovely list for people in Ed.Tech. I think an … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy Americans Are the Weirdest People in the World. the “weird” Western mind is the most self-aggrandizing and egotistical on the planet: we are more likely to promote ourselves as individuals versus advancing as a group. Fascinating. Greedy and selfish. … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesDaily Kos: Narcissistic Personality Disorder w/ poll According to DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) is distinguished by: …a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy … Continue reading