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Here is a touching message I received from a gentleman I went to high school with way back in the late 1980’s. I thank Chuck for reaching out to me and for providing such a wonderful example of how “video games” can really have a positive impact. How are you? I just happened to find […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are some educational game trailers that show a combination of video game-type interfaces with educational content. This, I believe, is the tip of the iceberg in terms of what can be made available and how video games can tie to educational standards. Look for an exciting video game trailer in the very near future.
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Leave a Comment (1) →A movement in brewing to change all you do in your corporate and personnel life into a game. Check out this talk by the author of “The Art of Game Design” and absorb his concepts of games and gamification. Of course there are always counter arguments. Here is a a Slideshare counter argument: Sixty-two Reasons […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here is an interesting whitepaper called Moving Learning Games Forward: Obstacles, Opportunities and Openness written by Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, and Katie Salen with contributions by Jason Haas, Jennifer Groff and Dan Roy and right out of the Education Arcade. You really need to read the entire paper but here is one highlight which is […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →When the Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, was first released in 1984 one of the huge complaints about the film was the extreme level of violence. In the opening scene, he beats up some thugs. And one of the most violent scenes was when Arnold, as the Terminator, drives into a police station and kills approximately […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →You thought Avatar was big grossing $27 million dollars on its first day of release? You thought Toy Story 3 was big at $41 million on opening day? Sit back, Halo: Reach available only for the Xbox 360 made over $200 million on opening day. This makes it the biggest launch of an entrainment offering […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here is a collection of several game design documents and information about game design documents. If you are considering creating a “Serious Game” or an instructional game, one of the first place to start is a great game design document. But how to write one? These samples will give you some ideas. Chris Taylor Game […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Labor Day is here, traditionally, many people in the US consider it the last day of summer. And to celebrate they usually cook out on the grill and have a picnic. Well, the celebration doesn’t have to end even when the weather gets cold, there are plenty of fun and exciting cooking games that you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Tween’s playing a video game. Most of them do on a regular basis. In 2007, when children’s marketing research firm KidSay asked boys what virtual worlds or online games they had visited in the past two weeks, 35 percent of boys aged 8 to 11 replied “none.” In 2010, when M2 Research asked a similar […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →James Paul Gee, who writes prolifically about video games for learning, has a paper out titled Good Video Games and Good Learning. You should check it out yourself but here are a few points from the 14 he lists in the article related to the learning principles good games incorporate. Solving a puzzle in Uncharted […]
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