Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast month there was a discussion on one of the forums I belong to about the value of analysing games, particularly when one is interested in games for learning. There was at least one person who did not seem to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of our assigned readings in my Theories of Games and Interaction for Design course this week has got me thinking again about game taxonomies. Lieberman, D. (2012). Designing digital games, social media, and mobile technologies to motivate and support … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe way things are labelled inevitably affects how they are perceived. If you think of videogames as “toys”, it paints a radically different picture than if you think of them as a medium for communication and expression. One way trivializes … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are a couple of sites that let you test your knowledge of geography. There are some kinds of learning for which simple rote learning and repitition are appropriate – this is one. Test Your Geography Knowledge Rethinking Schools Middle … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute» Blog Archive » Women Gamers: Gaslamp Games forums are amazing I’m about to tell you a story about videogames, kitchens, and internet forums that has a happy ending. Stop laughing, I’m serious. What happened here has never happened to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGamification has some real potential, but it will be discredited before it even gets started if people insist on using it as little more than a new veneer plastered over antiquated methods. Here’s an article that explains how to use … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesDog Ownership and Video Games – NYTimes.com. Dog ownership is like a videogame….. The characters are unremarkable. The setting is ordinary. The action is dull. But like all games, owning a dog is about the quiet magic of doing. The … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Designer’s Notebook. Ernest Adams has created a FaceBook page that includes links to all of the Gamasutra Designer’s Notebook articles. Very Cool. Cool, cool, cool. Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading