Category Thoughts

Death by gaming

I recently listened to a really interesting Radio 4 program (Crossing Continents) on computer game playing in Korea, where gamers (or e-sportsmen) are considered cool and there is no concept of nerd. When can I go? On the down side,…

Cause for concern?

This article from the BBC talks about the level of concern among parents regarding their children’s use of video games and that 43% of parents don’t understand the classification systems. Aside from the obvious issues of lumping all types of…

Virtual role play

I saw an interesting presentation yesterday on a paper by Azilawati Jamaludin and colleagues, which I think shows a really interesting use of Second Life. Basically they have been carrying out virtual role plays to teach discursive skills and the…

Interaction in large lectures

I’m currently at my first ASCILITE conference in Singapore. This morning I’ve been to a group of three sessions, all of which contained some element of discussion on the use of automated response systems in large lectures. Personally, I think…

Do I need a second life?

I was down in London yesterday giving a talk at the Heads of E-Learning Forum meeting on virtual worlds. There were also a couple of interesting presentations on Second Life from Steve Bennett from Hertfordshire University and Fiona Littleton from…

Games for girls

A big thank you to Jane and Ade for my top birthday gift of the Battleshops game. It’s just like battleships but made acceptable for the tender female mind by basing it around a theme of shopping rather than blowing…