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What is a game? There have been many different definitions and attempts at defining the term “game” but I think one of the most appropriate definitions for application in an instructional setting was put forth by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman in their book Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals The only change I have […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Check out what John Hunter has to say about his interesting and intriguing game about world peace and his Wisdom Table.
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are some interesting pieces from articles about video games for learning: According to an article titled Medical Students Open to Learning With Video Games: Among the more than 200 medical students surveyed, 77 percent said they would participate in a multi-player online health care simulator provided it helped them to accomplish an important goal. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →My 3D colleague and contributor to Learning in 3D, Lesley Scopes recently won the Best Poster Peoples Award 1st place at VWBPE this year. The poster is about an EU project ~ Architecture (ARCHI 21) and language teaching & learning (CLIL). Below are some images from the poster session and a great video. So congratulations […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Here are some books that can be read that discuss different elements of “Gamification.” Total Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses Compete by Byron Reevers and J. Leighton Read. Published by Harvard Business Press. This book primarily focuses on massively multiplayer online role play games (MMORPGs) and […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →At the end of last year, I was interviewed on the topic of “Making Money in Virtual Worlds” and spoke at the University of Washington Virtual Worlds Program 2011. It was a lot of fun and the questions were very thought provoking. Here is the interview.
Continue Reading →Today my Learning in 3D co-author and I are conducting a session in VenueGen. We had a great time practicing for the session, here are some “snap shots” Here’s the press release: Co-authors of the new book “Learning in 3D” will virtually join 40 attendees to explore the impact of the immersive Internet on the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →My 3D colleague and friend, Anders Gronstedt informed me that the Gronstedt Group just got a second place at the Federal Virtual World’s Challenge for their New York City Hurricane Shelter Simulation which was developed for the City University of New York, CUNY. Check out the video. This is a great example of what Tony […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Today I will guide a tour of a virtual “green” house and discuss the seven sensibilities that differentiate Virtual Immersive Environments from other forms of educational and social media and how organizations such as IBM, Ernst and Young and BP have leveraged Virtual Immersive Environments to improve organizational performance. I will also explain the learning […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I am involved with a National Science Foundation project designed to teach middle school students various Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts. You can learn more at the web side Gaming2Learn. The design team of which I am a member has been busy creating storyboards and design documents and now the programming team has created […]
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