The University of Texas system has purchased land in the online world Second Life, betting the investment will improve teaching and research at all of its institutions.
The university system, made up of nine universities and six health centers, doesn’t have concrete plans for how each school will use Second Life. It hopes that administrators, faculty members, researchers, and students will take advantage of the virtual real estate over the academic year.
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Raph's Website » Rules versus mechanics - 2 views
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Nice fine-grained discussion of one designer's distinction between "rules" and "mechanics."
Nordic LARP talks - 0 views
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Presentations by Scandinavian LARP creators.
Banana Pepper Martinis: Content Degradation in Modern Warfare 3 - 3 views
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design/content dichotomy
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First off: that blog has the greatest header image. Second, I think he's dead right about gradual degradation. Sequel syndrome.
Blackbeard Blog - Degamification - 4 views
One simulation exercise - 1 views
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Nice example of building on preexisting work.
BBC News - Minecraft game adds Ordnance Survey GB terrain data - 2 views
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"I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordnance Survey Maps..."
Super Planet Crash - 1 views
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An easy to play simulation of solar system dynamics. Also a fun way to teach exoplanet detection.
Historical map in Minecraft - 4 views
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The NYPL recreates one of its special collection historical maps in Minecraft.
HISP 209 SimCity Paper - 1 views
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Teaching with Simcity: a detailed assignment, including assessment:
Affective or Effective? War Child's Gamefication of Conflict Experience | Duck of Minerva - 6 views
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I'd like to use this to teach gaming to faculty. There would be blow-back, which could be useful.
Minecraft: striking gold in the classroom? - 1 views
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Using Google in the classroom, a UK story
Auditorium - The Online Experience - 0 views
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That's a fine project, Ed. I like the combination of puzzles with soothing music, a minimalist exploration.
バンダイ【ツッツキバコ】公式サイト - 0 views
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Game as prosthetic - stick your finger in to manipulate the virtual finger. See also discussion at http://schulzeandwebb.com/blog/2009/07/30/preparing-us-for-ar-the-value-of-illustrating-of-future-technologies/
Mars Simulation Project - 0 views
Korsakovia, mental distorion mod - 0 views
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Looks like a fascinating art work. Mod in Half-Life 2.
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