Curious?
This is a point-and-click game created by Salford University, I think as a student recruitment tool. It’s very much in the style of the wonderful Samorost and quite as bizarre. I am stuck on level two. Thanks to Katie Piatt…
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Mind games
I’ve recently had a few sessions with an excellent hypnotist, who has incidentally got me interested in hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming and their potential (if any) for education, game-based learning and research. I started off extremely sceptical about NLP (basically…
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Photos from ECGBL
Jordi Sánchez-Navarro, a lovely chap from Barcelona who I met at ECGBL, has sent me the link to photos from ECGBL on his blog. There are two photos of me looking decidedly grumpy. For my (albeit somewhat hazy) recollection of…
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Mouse party
Many thanks to Ade for sending me this link. Mice. Drugs. Gigantic brains. What’s not to like?
There go my evenings…
A good friend of mine has just introduced me to Guild Wars. It’s a MMORPG in the style of World of Warcraft but without the monthly subscription and with (I’m told) more of a focus on puzzle-solving rather than just…
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Student finance game
The student finance game is designed to help potential students learn about manageing money and student finance. You can play the game after registering. It’s basically a decision-making game that requires that you balance money, health, and your academic and…
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