Contents contributed and discussions participated by Bryan Alexander - Gaming and the liberal arts

The Neurology of Gaming - 3 views

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Bryan Alexander on 23 Apr 12

Video games can be used to educate through repetition and feedback, but they can also have some less-than-positive side effects. Learn about how video games can improve the educational experience as well as hinder it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Video games can be used to educate through repetition and feedback, but they can also have some less-than-positive side effects. Learn about how video games can improve the educational experience as well as hinder it.</div>

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Xenos | Learning Games Network - 2 views

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Xenos-ISLE is an open-source language learning portal - an online universe where people can gather and practice using a second language in natural and authentic ways through game play. Students are free to roam the world, chat and communicate with those they meet along the way.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Xenos-ISLE is an open-source language learning portal - an online universe where people can gather and practice using a second language in natural and authentic ways through game play. Students are free to roam the world, chat and communicate with those they meet along the way.</div>

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Bryan Alexander on 13 Apr 12

Which is nice - it's neither the target language (English) nor the students' original tongue (Spanish). So it emphasizes strangeness equally.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Which is nice - it's neither the target language (English) nor the students' original tongue (Spanish). So it emphasizes strangeness equally.</div>

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What Can a Videogame Tell Us About How Economies Work? - 3 views

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By Jamin Warren Posted 03.29.2012 at 10:13 am On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Troubled Asset Relief Program bill into law, delivering $450 billion to failing banks on the premise that it would prevent their collapse and stimulate a faltering economy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Jamin Warren Posted 03.29.2012 at 10:13 am On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Troubled Asset Relief Program bill into law, delivering $450 billion to failing banks on the premise that it would prevent their collapse and stimulate a faltering economy.</div>

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New game "Honor Bound" sweeps Trinity's campus : Trinitonian - 1 views

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Trinitonian | March 23rd, 2012 - 8:44 am Senior's communications honors thesis pits students against each other with a $500 prize on the line by Maddie Rau Today marks the launch date of "Honor Bound," a Trinity campus game theory project created by senior Laura Schluckebier.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Trinitonian | March 23rd, 2012 - 8:44 am Senior's communications honors thesis pits students against each other with a $500 prize on the line by Maddie Rau Today marks the launch date of "Honor Bound," a Trinity campus game theory project created by senior Laura Schluckebier.</div>

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The Afghan Provincial Reconstruction game - 1 views

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Bryan Alexander on 04 Mar 12

Another current events/conflict game. How much of this stuff is going on in Canada?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another current events/conflict game. How much of this stuff is going on in Canada?</div>

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Media - Social Studies - Play | Wolfsonian-FIU Freedom - 0 views

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Spin is designed to promote student reflection on the power of words and images by creating and altering meaning in a fictional narrative. This fast-paced, small group storytelling game provides students the experience of "spinning" a story in different directions to convey diverse storylines or viewpoints-much like it occurs in print, broadcast, and digital media today.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Spin is designed to promote student reflection on the power of words and images by creating and altering meaning in a fictional narrative. This fast-paced, small group storytelling game provides students the experience of "spinning" a story in different directions to convey diverse storylines or viewpoints-much like it occurs in print, broadcast, and digital media today.</div>

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Peacekeeping the Game - 6 views

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Bryan Alexander on 28 Feb 12

Open source board game on political conflict.

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Bryan Alexander on 28 Feb 12

Read the site materials. :) Seriously, the rules, counters, and board are all printable there. Not an ambitious game.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Read the site materials. :) Seriously, the rules, counters, and board are all printable there. Not an ambitious game.</div>

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Sepsis learning game - 2 views

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History 293 (Fall 2010): Avatar Project - Life from a Chilean and Argentine Perspective - 1 views

languages.oberlin.edu/...hist293

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Bryan Alexander on 27 Jan 12

Fascinating project to teach history through role-playing.

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Nordic LARP talks - 0 views

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Bryan Alexander on 22 Jan 12

Presentations by Scandinavian LARP creators.

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The Arcane Gallery of Gadgetry - 1 views

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"The Arcane Gallery of Gadgetry is a sort of narrative wunderkammer of an alternate reality game, a "cabinet of curiosities" combining a rich and oftentimes mysteriously fragmented historical tapestry with what Rob MacDougall has called "playful historical thinking.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Arcane Gallery of Gadgetry is a sort of narrative wunderkammer of an alternate reality game, a "cabinet of curiosities" combining a rich and oftentimes mysteriously fragmented historical tapestry with what Rob MacDougall has called "playful historical thinking.""</div>

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Twine, game authoring tool - 2 views

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Simulating spooks? The CIA, simulations, and analyst recruitment - 0 views

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Some liberal arts campuses involved, like SBC: "While many might associate the CIA with dissimulation as much as simulation, the Agency uses serious games and simulations in a number of ways. They are used, for example, in analyst training at CIA University (indeed, one well-known game designer teaches there).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some liberal arts campuses involved, like SBC: "While many might associate the CIA with dissimulation as much as simulation, the Agency uses serious games and simulations in a number of ways. They are used, for example, in analyst training at CIA University (indeed, one well-known game designer teaches there).</div>

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Before the Storm: game teaching community responses to extreme weather - 1 views

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Very low cost.

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Steve Jobs On Gaming: It's The Future Of Learning [Video] - 0 views

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Bryan Alexander on 26 Dec 11

Interesting short speech by Jobs on gaming as a learning tool. Note that he connects it to libraries. And that he emphasizes an evolutionary arc: games -> simulations. And also that it's from 1990, early on when Macs had barely no gaming at all.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting short speech by Jobs on gaming as a learning tool. Note that he connects it to libraries. And that he emphasizes an evolutionary arc: games -> simulations. And also that it's from 1990, early on when Macs had barely no gaming at all.</div>

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NYU Game Center » Graduate Program - 2 views

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Bryan Alexander on 23 Dec 11

The Game Center MFA starts Fall of 2012 The Game Center MFA is a 2-year Masters of Fine Arts degree that explores the design and development of games as a creative practice. The curriculum is centered on the creation of games and includes game design, criticism, programming, and visual design.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Game Center MFA starts Fall of 2012 The Game Center MFA is a 2-year Masters of Fine Arts degree that explores the design and development of games as a creative practice. The curriculum is centered on the creation of games and includes game design, criticism, programming, and visual design.</div>

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White House supports gaming for girls - 1 views

www.whitehouse.gov/...l-media-engage-girls-computing

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Study of mobile gamers - 1 views

blog.flurry.com/...The-New-Mass-Market-Powerhouse

mobile

shared by Bryan Alexander on 30 Nov 11 - No Cached

Bryan Alexander on 30 Nov 11

Women more into mobile games than men.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Women more into mobile games than men.</div>

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Anthropology of Social Behavior in BioShock - 2 views

www.playthepast.org/?p=2169

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shared by Bryan Alexander on 28 Nov 11 - No Cached

Bryan Alexander on 28 Nov 11

While playing BioShock, we are conducting an anthropological investigation that has a direct effect on how we interact with the narrative and the choices we make. Similar to Fallout 3, as discussed in Trevor's post, we are given the chance to explore a world, make our interpretations about what it means, and directly apply these to the game.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While playing BioShock, we are conducting an anthropological investigation that has a direct effect on how we interact with the narrative and the choices we make. Similar to Fallout 3, as discussed in Trevor's post, we are given the chance to explore a world, make our interpretations about what it means, and directly apply these to the game.</div>

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Is the Recession the Next Big Video Game Bad Guy? - 2 views

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shared by Bryan Alexander on 28 Nov 11 - No Cached

Bryan Alexander on 28 Nov 11

Interesting discussion about the ways large-scale games respond to current events.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting discussion about the ways large-scale games respond to current events.</div>

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