Category Archives: what is a game

Don’t bother me Mom – I’m learning! – Ideas from Prensky

Posted on December 17, 2008 by

Marc Prensky is a significant figure in the games in learning field, with a substantial body of writing and consultant work behind him. He is a big advocate of using the concept of digital learners and digital immigrants to describe … Continue reading →

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The Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment 2008

Posted on December 15, 2008 by

After a fairly intense year at work and study, it was great to have a chance to wind down a little in sunny Brisbane for the Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment. I’m not altogether sure what I was expecting – … Continue reading →

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Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre (Me, 2008)

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre. Abstract Many students’ initial experiences of Vocational Education and Training (VET) involve spending large amounts of time methodically developing foundation skills and knowledge in their chosen … Continue reading →

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Daniel Floyd on Sex in Video Games

Posted on May 28, 2008 by

After my slightly all over the shop rant the other day about moral panics, sex and violence in video games, it’s nice to see someone explaining it all much better. Daniel Floyd is a professor at Savannah College of Art … Continue reading →

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Further thoughts on : Expositur project (Fuchs and Eckermann)

Posted on May 25, 2008 by

Fuchs, M. (2001) Expositur – A Virtual Knowledge Space (Theory). Retrieved May 25, 2008 from Syl.Eckermann website http://syl-eckermann.net/expositur/theory.html I came across some additional information written by Mathias Fuchs about this project that raised a few more ideas worth quickly sharing. … Continue reading →

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Investigating: Possible applications of First Person Perspective/Shooter games in education

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

Yep, it’s this old hobby-horse again but I still believe that FPP/FPS games can prove useful in education. Research into this field is still a little scant but I have found some useful stuff – not just about using these … Continue reading →

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Interesting Slashdot discussions on games in education

Posted on December 6, 2007 by

Slashdot is widely considered the place to go for geek discussion about all matters I.C.T related. There have been a couple of discussions up there recently about games in education – what makes the work and what makes them fail. … Continue reading →

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The Computer Game Design Course – Jim Thompson, Barnaby Berbank-Green and Nic Cusworth

Posted on December 5, 2007 by

I’m currently working my way through The Computer Game Design Course, an interesting looking guide to some of the concepts that underpin computer games. I haven’t gotten far through it yet – still looking at game genres and history mainly … Continue reading →

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What’s it all about then?

Posted on November 27, 2007 by

The Game Learner is all about using games in education – not just electronic ones (although these will definitely feature) but pretty well any kind of engaging activity that has at least some of the elements that make up a … Continue reading →

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