Two seminars this week
On Wednesday we were lucky enough to have Dr Richard Hall, from de Montfort University, come and present a seminar on autonomy and the read/write web at my work. Richard managed to hit the balance just right, I felt, between…
play think learn
Exploring the importance of lifelong play
play think learn
Exploring the importance of lifelong play
nicola
Questions of identity
There has been a lot of discussion recently about ‘digital identity, what it might mean, how we manage a host of multiple identities (or do we need to bother?) and the implications of having an enduring web presence. I’ve been…
The complex universe of games and puzzles
Big thanks to Scott for pointing this out to me. In the past I’ve focused on those activities that span games, puzzles, plot and mystery (I’m guessing ARGs and adventure games would fit in here) as those, for me, were…
Gaming the world
I’ve been thinking recently about how gaming principles could be applied to everyday activities in order to make them… well if not quite fun, at least palatable. My friend Emma has a really inspiring (and funny) blog in which she…
Gold hunting on a Sunday afternoon
I’ve just spent a happy couple of hours walking in a park near my house. This is actually a very unusual Sunday activity for me as I usually get bored of walking within about 20 minutes. I do like walking,…
GlamStart
GlamStart is an excellent example of a simple game that is being used as part of student induction at the University of Glamorgan. The game allows players to take on the role of a virtual student, navigate through virtual versions…