Gaming and the liberal arts

"Online for-profits such as American Public University System and the University of Phoenix have for years strategically steered students toward e-textbooks in an attempt to shave costs and ensure a more reliable delivery method that, in the context of online education, might seem to make more sense."

Don't know how I missed this before!

The bigger question is how you found it now. Sorry they stripped your name out when they edited the article.

Found it via https://twitter.com/#!/dsonmediacenter/status/133945316012601345

To engage international relations and area studies professionals in virtual and real games of domestic and international relations taking place during a global information age with rapid change, turmoil and instability.

Good point. I wonder why FB. Easy tool for adding and accessing content, if it's that widespread among their population.

I've seen lots of DH projects that attempted to build their own independent social networks. It's an incredibly steep uphill battle.

Why game designs should include challenge.

How is it?

I wish I knew -- I don't have an iPad. Looks like there's a fair bit of text entry, though; in the demo clip there's definitely an external keyboard of some kind in use. I would think that would make it pretty hard to have much fine-grained control without such a device. Still, I'd like to try it. Maybe my institution will foot for an iPad...if they do, I'll let you know. :)

Bend lasers, description on this site. Actual game here - http://www.kongregate.com/games/GameScience/refraction

My 6 year old is happily playing this right now--took him about a minute to get hooked.

I like it -- easy-to-learn core mechanic, solid progression of skills, reasonable and simple "story" frame: this is good edugaming, imo. :) As near as I can tell, this is a separate games-related unit/dept. at UW, separate from the Critical Gaming Project. Can anyone confirm? Regardless, I like to see so much ferment around games coming from one institution.

We need more of these.

IBM Press Room - To better understand the dynamic behavior of cities, the City of Portland and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have collaborated to develop an interactive model of the relationships that exist among the city's core systems, including the economy, housing, education, public safety, transportation, healthcare/wellness, government services and utilities.

Extravagantly complex political sim for current Earth.

fun

Very nice, easy way to mix up a preexisting board game for classroom purposes.

Interesting use of ARG. Very light, too.