Edutainment 2009
The proceedings from the Edutainment 2009 conference have just been published (thanks Dani for the link). Sadly these are not open access, but the abstracts and author contact details are available.
Author Archive: nicola
Alternate reality reading
I’ve just finished reading Mr Toppit, by Charles Elton. The plot centres around the family of an author, who wrote a set of children’s books in the 1980s (The Hayseed Chronicles). While this a pretty good holiday-reading-type novel, what really…
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Looking at the evidence
There have been a number of studies recently that have added to the body of evidence for the effectiveness of educational games, in a variety of different areas. Simulators used to train surgeons can make them ‘quicker and better’. Action…
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Some more general e-learning reources
Although this blog is primarily about games and learning, I do like to include some posts on more general e-learning topics now and again. Here are some e-learning resources that I’ve found over the last few months. Free book on…
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Web resources on computer games
Here are links to some resources sites that I’ve discovered recently: investiGaming – Michigan State University’s repository of research findings on gender and gaming. Study by the McArthur Foundation on Teens and Video Games. Framework on player life-cycles, from The…
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Gamasutra articles
I’m a big fan of the Gamasutra site, and have posted sever links on this blog previously. Here’s a selection of some of my favourite articles over the past six (or so) months, particularly those that discuss principles that are…
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