December 2011
38 posts
keyboarding replaced by game design curriculum
The Coventry School Committee approved curriculum changes at its Tuesday night meeting that will emphasize integration of more math and technology skills for students next year.
In a 3-1 decision – Committee member Thomas A. Hetherman (District 1) voted against – the council adopted four recommendations by the district’s Curriculum Council that, according to Supt. Michael Convery, will have no...
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“In classrooms around the state, hundreds of schoolchildren have been defending...”
– Computer games teach pupils by stealth
playing a “let’s make games” game in Australia
““I feel so excited,” she said. “I really like this school,...”
– ChicagoQuest charter school turns learning into a game - Chicago Tribune
“While finding out that a rival company has plagiarised your hard work may sting,...”
– Clone Wars: is plagiarism killing creativity in the games industry? | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Good design is familiar. Bad design is boring. Great design is exciting.
Good design embraces human nature. Bad design exploits human nature. Great design is humane and humanistic.
Good design guides. Bad design controls. Great design invites.
Good design drives habit. Bad design drives frustration. Great design drives passion.
Good design teaches. Bad design lectures. Great design has you...
Gaming Club 2011: I have seen the future, and it... →
to read, entire exchange with Tom Bissell
Watchaltnytterfarlig:
The Playing with Pigs project is researching the complex relationship we have with domesticated pigs by designing a game. Designing new forms of human-pig interaction can create the opportunity for consumers and pigs to forge new relations as well as to experience the cognitive capabilities of each other. The game is called Pig Chase. - Utrecht School of the Arts (via Tim...
“Arguably nothing he’s done has meant more to Lego than sponsoring the research...”
– Lego Is for Girls - Businessweek
Game Studies: 2012 PCA/ACA National Conference.
Games Studies
Game Studies: 2012 PCA/ACA National Conference.
The Game Studies area of the National Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association Conference invites proposals for papers, panels and completed papers on games and game studies for the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference to be held Wednesday, April 11, through Saturday,...
“… There are bigger things at stake here than God — there’s the far more...”
– Hallelujah! The liberal case for Tim Tebow - Tim Tebow - Salon.com
Obsolete Gamer dot Com →
wilwheaton:
So I just found out that this site exists: it’s a tribute to and history of classic video games.
OnLive's Mind Blowing New App Lets You Play Xbox... →
forrestkoba:
If you have an alarmingly fast internet connection, own a tablet and have the slightest interest in gaming, you must give this a try. It really is the future of gaming — and it is here now.
I find it hard to grasp that we are moving away from game consoles completely, but this is an encouraging first step. And the detail that OnLive has taken with regard to the user experience —...
“When my shield broke, I raged, I swore, I pulled a total Croyt. And then I...”
– ‘Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’: Best. Wii. Game. Ever. | PopWatch | EW.com
“The addition of motion-control to the Galaxy games is, at best, inessential. At...”
– ‘Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’: Best. Wii. Game. Ever. | PopWatch | EW.com
Just North of Something Important: The high... →
davidcoopermoore:
tomewing:
“All the cows were whisked away. And all that was left were the little shadows where they had been standing. But the game continued to run. And, in fact, the game continues to run to this day. And there are still people clicking on the spot where a cow used to be.”
NPR | Cow…
The problem (such as it is) with Cow Clicker is that it’s not doing anything to reveal...
“Studies dating to the 1940s indicate that blocks help children absorb basic math...”
– With Building Blocks, Educators Going Back to Basics - NYTimes.com
