There’s more to life than Second Life…
… even if it’s only one of these other virtual worlds. The Social ‘Virtual’ World’s a Stage by Gary Hayes provides a whistle-stop tour of over forty social virtual worlds in under seven minutes.
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Seven questions
An interesting post from John Rice over at Educational Games Research, on seven questions to ask before using games in the classroom. Some good points here, and I particularly agree with point five: does the game train or teach? The…
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Fishing at the gym
I’ve just got back from a lunchtime gym session (a bit sad, I know, but I am in serious training to fit into a bridesmaid’s dress) and was delighted to find an option on the rowing machine called ‘The Fish…
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The Tao of game design
Another article from Gamasutra, this time on the Tao of game design, which, the author (Ernest Adams) concludes, is: ‘know thyself, know thy player‘. Sounds very like the principles of user-centred design…
Re-Mission
Interesting post in Educational Games Research recently about a large-scale (n=375) randomised-controlled comparative study that provides evidence as to the effectiveness of the Re-Mission cancer education game. Much as the quantitative researcher in me appreciates the experimental design behind this…
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A little bit off topic…
Okay, this isn’t anything to do with games, and I can only tenuously link it to e-learning but I think it’s an excellent example of the power of the user-generated web and rich media to engage others, share concerns and…
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