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Assassin's Creed IV, Ubiculturality, and Stede Bonnet: an Invitation | Play The Past - 2 views

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Bryan Alexander on 16 May 14

A fine way to think about history in these games. I like the preceding post as well, http://www.playthepast.org/?p=4260 .

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A fine way to think about history in these games. I like the preceding post as well, <a href="http://www.playthepast.org/?p=4260" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.playthepast.org/?p=4260</a> .</div>

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Historical map in Minecraft - 4 views

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The NYPL recreates one of its special collection historical maps in Minecraft.

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The Madingley Model - 2 views

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"The Madingley Model simulates how the structure and function of ecosystems at global scales emerges from the underlying ecology of individual organisms."

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Random Universe Generator: Nested Is The Best Thing | Rock, Paper, Shotgun - 3 views

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Bryan Alexander on 31 Jul 14

Now that looks like fun.

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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.

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Can A First-Person Shooter Game Be Successful Without All The Shooting? | Co.Exist | id... - 2 views

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BBC News - Aggression from video games 'linked to incompetence' - 2 views

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New Minecraft Mod Teaches You Code as You Play | Enterprise | WIRED - 1 views

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ALZ, a game about having Alzheimer's - 0 views

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"'Never Alone', a Video Game That Immerses Players in Traditional Iñupiat Cul... - 0 views

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Fascinating idea for a cultural game.

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Take Down the Sickening "Slaying of Sandy Hook" Video Game - The Petition Site - 0 views

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US Department of State launches educational game about 'American English' language and ... - 2 views

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Interesting political/cultural game concept.

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Bringing new life to a 'dead' language | News Center | Wake Forest University - 0 views

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Published: April 19, 2013 Role-playing game energizes Latin class Choose your character, write spells, map the dungeon and move up levels. It sounds like Dungeons and Dragons, but it's not. It's Latin class. Each student plays a hero from Graeco-Roman myth with a backstory, personality and actions determined largely by the student.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Published: April 19, 2013 Role-playing game energizes Latin class Choose your character, write spells, map the dungeon and move up levels. It sounds like Dungeons and Dragons, but it's not. It's Latin class. Each student plays a hero from Graeco-Roman myth with a backstory, personality and actions determined largely by the student.</div>

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How to make a Twitter bot - 0 views

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Learn to code!

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NRA satire game - 4 views

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Bryan Alexander on 09 Apr 13

Molle Industria strikes again.

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One simulation exercise - 1 views

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Nice example of building on preexisting work.

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Gaming the Cuban revolution - 0 views

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Norwich gets contract for cyber war game - 0 views

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Bryan Alexander on 23 Aug 13

NORTHFIELD - A nonprofit organization controlled by Vermont's Norwich University is getting a $9.9 million federal contract to continue work on a cyber-warfare gaming system that helps financial institutions and others learn how to respond to attacks on their computer networks, officials said Thursday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NORTHFIELD - A nonprofit organization controlled by Vermont's Norwich University is getting a $9.9 million federal contract to continue work on a cyber-warfare gaming system that helps financial institutions and others learn how to respond to attacks on their computer networks, officials said Thursday.</div>

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Forget Foreign Languages and Music. Teach Our Kids to Code | Wired Opinion | Wired.com - 2 views

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Two Excellent Tools to Create Educational Games for your Class ~ Educational Technology... - 5 views

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Brett Boessen on 25 Aug 13

Game Maker is a much more complex - and hard to learn - tool than Kodu, but the kinds of games you can make with it are more varied, too.

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Bryan Alexander on 26 Aug 13

Is it something a small college can handle?

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Brett Boessen on 26 Aug 13

I'd say yes, depending on where in the curriculum you're looking to insert it. My CS colleague here does work with his students on Unity, which is FAR more complex than Gamemaker. But I wouldn't recommend trying to get students to make games with GM unless you're going to contribute a lot of your class time to it: demos, how-tos, workshops, and assignments (all multiple). With Kodu, you probably could get away with one longer class, two shorter ones, or an out of class evening workshop, and then just let them play with it. So as always, it's what you're hoping to accomplish with the assignment of the tool that will drive which tool you choose. :) For me, GM is really for people who want to make games they plan to circulate among people outside your class; Kodu could be that or could be to help learn the fundamentals of game design (or other procedural concepts).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I'd say yes, depending on where in the curriculum you're looking to insert it. My CS colleague here does work with his students on Unity, which is FAR more complex than Gamemaker. But I wouldn't recommend trying to get students to make games with GM unless you're going to contribute a lot of your class time to it: demos, how-tos, workshops, and assignments (all multiple). With Kodu, you probably could get away with one longer class, two shorter ones, or an out of class evening workshop, and then just let them play with it. So as always, it's what you're hoping to accomplish with the assignment of the tool that will drive which tool you choose. :) For me, GM is really for people who want to make games they plan to circulate among people outside your class; Kodu could be that or could be to help learn the fundamentals of game design (or other procedural concepts).</div>

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Bryan Alexander on 26 Aug 13

Good to know, Brett; thanks. Now, isn't Kodu aimed at the XBox platform?

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Brett Boessen on 26 Aug 13

It was originally, but now you can download it for Windows. I /believe/ you can then export your games to a public platform as well, but they may only be available to others with Kodu installed.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It was originally, but now you can download it for Windows. I /believe/ you can then export your games to a public platform as well, but they may only be available to others with Kodu installed.</div>

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Bryan Alexander on 27 Aug 13

For Windows? That changes things a great deal.

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Assassin's Creed IV, Ubiculturality, and Stede Bonnet: an Invitation | Play The Past - 2 views

Historical map in Minecraft - 4 views

The Madingley Model - 2 views

Random Universe Generator: Nested Is The Best Thing | Rock, Paper, Shotgun - 3 views

Super Planet Crash - 1 views

Can A First-Person Shooter Game Be Successful Without All The Shooting? | Co.Exist | id... - 2 views

BBC News - Aggression from video games 'linked to incompetence' - 2 views

New Minecraft Mod Teaches You Code as You Play | Enterprise | WIRED - 1 views

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"'Never Alone', a Video Game That Immerses Players in Traditional Iñupiat Cul... - 0 views

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US Department of State launches educational game about 'American English' language and ... - 2 views

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Forget Foreign Languages and Music. Teach Our Kids to Code | Wired Opinion | Wired.com - 2 views

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