Mash it up – Storywheel
Mashups are everywhere but storywheel, is a little bit too cool to ignore. Maybe I am biased. Maybe its because it combines two of my most favourite web apps? Instagram and Soundcloud. I love instagram. I have used it to …
You Can a Learn a lot by just Watching
This week I was able to watch both students and staff play my almost complete, first section of Lil Red. So here is what I have learnt; “We would never bother writing text abbreviations in capitals. It’s a waste of …
Arts Award
200 Year 7 watching, laughing and enjoying a Forest Forge and the Nuffield Theatre production of ‘The Phoenix and the Carpet.’ Join four children on their adventures as they are whisked away on their new magical carpet, with help of a …
Favoured Tweets
@thehrgoddess: “I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas; I’m frightened of the old ones.” ~John Cage http://twitter.com/thehrgoddess/status/158289806177214464 Sent with IFTTT
Move the Player
Quick tip of IF. Whilst you should use the walkthrough feature to take you to certain points in the game, in the early stages I found it quick and easy to just move the player manually to where I needed to test. Of …
Make the Most of Bugs
In my efforts to reveal player progress in ‘Lil Red’ I coded a rewards ladder applying XPs when players did something positive and ‘charging’ players for hints and deducting points for questionably actions or decisions. For example collecting the useful objects, completing tasks or sections …
Learning is Tough. Tougher than I Remember.
Yes, I am still going on about IF – interactive fiction. Yes I am still writing ‘Lil Read’ and I do have an update for you and rather poignantly, considering the possible opportunities available to ICT teachers in the not …