Humble Bundle #3
I originally tweeted about Humble Bundle #3 when it was first released as it contained Crayon Physics, a game that I felt could be used within the curriculum. But the bundle just got even better. Let me explain…. Basically the …
With IF – Nothing is Impossible
So here are my early ideas… Playing Quest 5 titles to encourage reading habits and developing thinking skills. Not to forget writing responses as a part of game play and minimal numeracy as a part status and attributes. Possible writing …
The Guts of 3DGameLab
Now, the next section of the 3DGameLab course is using the tool itself. Most of the content in our ‘How to,’ course is delivered via video screencasts uploaded to Youtube. It is a great medium as I can pause, replay, …
links for 2011-08-06
Tom Chatfield: 7 ways games reward the brain | Video on TED.com We're bringing gameplay into more aspects of our lives, spending countless hours — and real money — exploring virtual worlds for imaginary treasures. Why? As Tom Chatfield shows, …
Are Games Better than Life? 3DGameLab Quest
I have not written a full blog post on this, (yet). I did enjoy the TEDTalk, but not as much as the previous quest. I think the TEDTalk was ‘enjoyable’ and present the view point of a games designer and …
7 Ways to Reward the Brain – 3DGameLab Quest
Another quest, another posting. 7 Ways to Reward the Brain Quest uses a TED Talk and a simple task to engage the learner (me). Using one the many tools available for digital reflection (Blog, Youtube video, Cinch, etc), offer some …
3D GameLab Quest Task
So I am working through the second phase of tasks, preparing me to write a Quest and the submission task is right up my street. Questing, gamification, is not a new interest for me, I have been interested in …
3D GameLab – First Steps and Rewards
More videos available on Youtube The system takes whatever curriculum you choose and makes it a game. The tool adds game layers including experience points, levelling, awards, achievements, and most importantly student choice. (Chris Haskell, co-inventor of the system). IMHO …