GLS09

Ethical Choices and Transgression in Games

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Tom has been gracious enough to let me back in the door to blog my experience at the Gaming + Learning + Society conference this week.

Ethical Choices and Trangression in Games
MicroPresentations by Manveer Heir, Anthony Betrus, Monica Evans, David Simkins, and Erin Hoffman
This rapid-fire session felt like TED on speed.  Each presenter had 7 [...]

Playpower.org: Designing 8-bit Learning Games for a $10 computer

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Tom has been gracious enough to let me back in the door to blog my experience at the Gaming + Learning + Society conference this week.

Designing 8-bit Learning Games for a $10 Computer
Presented by Derek Lomas
Derek Lomas wants you to join his open-source educational software revolution.  Lomas, along with two other partners, founded Playpower [...]

Educational Gaming Must Move Beyond Parlor Tricks

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Tom has been gracious enough to let me back in the door to blog my experience at the Gaming + Learning + Society conference this week.

Have you played Passage yet?  If you have 5 minutes, it is worth downloading and playing it through once.  It will give a little context to this reflection and [...]