Ok, so with new tech flying in the family today I decided to buy Peanut a new game for her Leapster Explorer. It was the Mr. Pencil game that let’s her do 2 of her favorite things in all of the world, write and draw. I figured that this had […]
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Episode 5: Hardcore Farming!: Your Mama is a Gamer(“Save As” to download) The fifth episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast where we talk about intersectionality and gamers, the “new” hardcore gamer (according to Zynga), and President Obama on gamification. Links of Note: Dead Island Trailer Torchlight (Runic Games) […]
When I was little, I ran around with a black leather belt around my waist and a red ball cap on my head. On one side of my belt, I stuffed a plastic ax; on the other side was a toy handgun that thudded when the trigger was pulled. Some […]
What’s exciting about the potential of this theorycraft is that, sort of like writing, knowing the (rhetorical) situation can make you better prepared to respond to the variable you may face, whether it be a wily audience or a rogue barrel.
Our students don't just value our classes because we play World of Warcraft or add achievements and leader boards to our grading policies. They are playing the game because their grade is at stake. They may enjoy it in the meantime, but ultimately they have an ulterior motive.
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy? What was the Wild West like? I admit I haven’t had a history class in over fifteen years. If you’re like most people, a lot of what you “learn” about history is from Wikipedia these days—because our curiosity usually stops after we read the first hit […]
The post in which I lament the continuing madness that is edutainment gaming in the age of games and education.