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Understanding the concept of “Lean Manufacturing” can be a little tricky and counter intuitive. So here is a vignette discussing why playing a lean “game” can help solidify the concept and make clear the ideas that lean is advocating. It is one thing to read about lean manufacturing techniques, it is another to see them […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Recently I was asked a series of questions by a Ph.D., candidate about games and simulations to augment his literature review. I decided to answer the four questions in blog postings. So here is the answer to the first question which is, “What are the key advantages of Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations?” Since I am working on another project […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Here is some rapid prototyping advice courtesy of simulation developer, Thinking Worlds. Use a stock environment with the same general characteristics that the final environment will have. For example, select one of the stock offices in Thinking Worlds if your final game will be in an office. For characters, use several stock characters that have […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is some information as pre-reading for webinar attendees and for students in the Learning in 3D summer class. Avatar Information Learning about avatars:What is an Avatar? Encourage Avatar Customization Promoting motivation with virtual agents and avatars: role of visual presence and appearance. You are your avatar, your avatar is you. Avatars for Learning Accidental […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Here is a link to an interesting study of how the 3D simulation software, Thinking Worlds was used to create training to improve the Royal Navy’s “worst performing course” – Engineering Safety Rounds Inspection. The simulation helped to cut failure rates by 54%. Here is the opening paragraph from the case study. What would you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →There has been a lot of talk about formal vs. informal learning in the educational blogosphere and when it comes right down to it, formal learning is the most effective. Here’s why. Recently, I was touring a nuclear power plant training facility and had a chance to see the room where operators are trained. It […]
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Leave a Comment (8) →I’ve done a lot of work these past years with Clark Aldrich, we’ve worked on a project together for a large pharma client and we both sit on a governmental Training and Educational advisory board so we’ve been spending some time together. I actually first met Clark in the back of a van leaving a […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Just a list of random simulation tools, please add your favorites… KD SimStudio Codebaby Production Studio NexLearn’s SimWriter SimBionic __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and GadgetsRecommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (1) →The lesson layout screen for STT Trainer. I had a great conversation and demonstration the other day with Scott and Stephen from STT Trainer. The product supports rapid authoring of simulation-based training for IT applications. It is designed for collaborative development of simulations across an organization. The application allows you to create a demo of […]
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