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The table below compares the affordances of 2D Synchronous Learning with 3D Synchronous Learning. Sensibility 2D Synchronous Learning 3D Synchronous Learning Sense of Self Emoticon Avatar Death of Distance Same Time Same Website Same Time Same Place Power of Presence Disembodied Embodied Pervasiveness of Practice Exercises Role Plays Walk Throughs Sense of Space Limited […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →There are many misconceptions about the gamification of learning and instruction, here are some things that gamification is not. Trivialization of Learning—Gamification is not a cheapening or dilution of “real learning.” Serious learning scenarios are undertaken within game spaces all the time from military games, to sales incentives, to practicing medical procedures or preparing for […]
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Leave a Comment (5) →“A game is a system in which players engage in an abstract challenge, defined by rules, interactivity and feedback that results in a quantifiable outcome often eliciting an emotional reaction.” Let’s look at each element of the definition: System—A set of interconnected elements occur within the “space” of the game. A score is related to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Thinking Worlds 3.4 is now available to download! 3.4 has the long-awaited publish to Java feature which will allow you to publish your games on the internet – anywhere. To celebrate this new release, you can buy a licence to Thinking Worlds Professional or Standard at HALF PRICE. That’s a massive 50% off the normal […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In the introduction to the event, they announced a number of cool innovations. This year they announced EduM Mobile Learning Envionment, with iPad enabled training and announced more about how they partnered with The Phoenix Group to create exciting portals feature rich, interactive web experiences. They also spoke more about explaining what they are doing […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The military has always been a huge advocate of games for learning. They deal with life and death and are serious about training and have found that games make an impact on learners. So they use all kinds of game-based techniques for learning. If those techniques did not work, I can tell you, the military […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →So when a person starts playing video games, they tend to only focus on one genre like “First-Person Shooter” or action adventure games but as you are thinking about creating an educational game, consider the work of others who have tried to turn convention upside down. Here are a couple of examples. Kirby’s Epic Yarn […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →It might not seem like it but aesthetics–art, beauty and visual elements—are part of every game from the symmetry of the tic-tac-toe game space to the clever little Monopoly pieces and all the way to the cinematic detail of a video game like Red Dead Redemption with its panoramic views of the American Wild West. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is an interesting article about how to bring mobile phone development to the classroom. The video is sponsored by the ICT Center. The ICT Center is recognized nationally as a leader for its expertise in developing and distributing comprehensive ICT content supporting business and industry’s efforts to educate and train their ICT workforce. The […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a great video discussing Gamification, where it is in the hype cycle and how Gamification is going to become part of the tool kit of user experience designers and instructional designers. Gamification, using game design and other forms of design to create really engaging products. The speaker, Amy Jo Kim, defines Gamification as […]
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