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Here is a list of educational games that can be used to teach kids during the school year or over the summer break. Here are some games based on Nobel Prize winning research. These games cover the topics of physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, peace and economics. This game teaches about Nobel Prize winning Chemistry […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →In the 1970’s a board game called Offshore Oil Strike was created by BP and it has a number of elements related to the current spill situation. The goal of the game is become an oil tycoon by digging for oil offshore and, naturally, players encounter hazards such as blow outs and oil spills and […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →When asked about the value of video games Daphne Bavelier, an assistant professor in the department of brain and cognitive science at the University of Rochester said “People that play these fast-paced games have better vision, better attention and better cognition.” Bavelier also said games could be developed that would harness the positive effects of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Thanks to Scott M. Helfrich who tweets as @studentlifeguru for this interesting article about Sun Microsystems, (a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle) who teamed up with vendor Enspire Learning to develop two online video games as part of its new hire integration process. Image from Rise of the Shadows As the article, 6 Outrageous Hiring […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →One of the most controversial video games of all time is Grand Theft Auto. One doesn’t have to search to hard to find articles like Murder Reignites Grand Theft Auto Controversy to know that people have strong opinions but…one question that has always bothered me is…will it blend. Here is the answer: __ Catalog of […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →A couple of interesting positive video game stories. An engineering team at Rutgers University have modified a popular home video game system to help people with cerebral palsy improve hand functions. According to ScienceDaily in the article Modified Home Video Game Shows Promise for Improving Hand Function in Teens With Cerebral Palsy a team has […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →This week President Barack Obama launched a new “Educate to Innovate” campaign. This initiative aims to increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) literacy among students in US educational institutions. As part of that initiative, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), Microsoft Corporation, and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Lately it seems as if I have been doing a number of interviews, I was interviewed over at The eLearning Coach on the topic of Games and Simulations. Stop over and check out the interview. It was a lot of fun. Also, here is the second part of the interview (it was so long it […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a chance for you to step into the role of a Somali Pirate in Wired’s Cutthroat Capitalism. The folks over at Wired have created an interesting game to “teach” people stories in the news, the idea is that someone can better understand the news story of the Somali pirates by understanding their motivation […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Beaver Stadium, home of Penn State Nittany Lions. The past few days, I have spent quite a bit of time at Penn State University. First I visited for the football game against Minnesota. That was a cold, wet day but we still had a great time! Next, I returned to learn about the use of Social […]
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