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Citizen Sort - 2 views

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Citizen science game for plant and animal identification.

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CIR's Hairnet Hero Turns School-Lunches Journalism Into Game For Kids - Eric Johnson - ... - 1 views

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It’s an interesting twist on “advergaming” — think Chipotle’s buzzy Scarecrow game — in which games are served up with a targeted message, explicitly or implicitly. Unlike edutainment (another unwieldy portmanteau), the goal isn’t to teach a skill, but rather to sell a brand’s value. In CIR’s case, that’s trustworthy donation-funded journalism.
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sometimes investigative pieces like the ones found at CIR also pertain to children. To get those same facts across in a kid-friendly format, the nonprofit is this week rolling out a game, Hairnet Hero, with the help of a Berkeley, Calif.-based animation studio, Coco Studios.
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Noting that CIR is “aware of the digital divide,” Farnsworth said that a physical card-game adaptation will also be distributed in some California schools.
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Forget Foreign Languages and Music. Teach Our Kids to Code | Wired Opinion | Wired.com - 2 views

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How to make a Twitter bot - 0 views

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coding computers twitter bots

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Ed Webb on 01 Oct 13

Learn to code!

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BBC News - Minecraft game adds Ordnance Survey GB terrain data - 2 views

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minecraft map UK Britain

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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..."

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BBC News - Why Minecraft is more than just another video game - 2 views

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Bryan Alexander on 10 Sep 13

Nice. One of the few games my children play together.

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Papers Please - 1 views

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Todd Bryant on 28 Aug 13

journalism in dystopia

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Bryan Alexander on 29 Aug 13

How is it? Worth the price?

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Beyond gamification: reconceptualizing game-based learning in early childhood environments - 2 views

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The recent promotion and adoption of digital game-based learning (DGBL) in K-12 education presents compelling opportunities as well as challenges for early childhood educators who seek to critically, equitably and holistically support the learning and play of today's so-called digital natives.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The recent promotion and adoption of digital game-based learning (DGBL) in K-12 education presents compelling opportunities as well as challenges for early childhood educators who seek to critically, equitably and holistically support the learning and play of today's so-called digital natives.</div>

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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.

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Bryan Alexander on 27 Aug 13

For Windows? That changes things a great deal.

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'StarCraft' Gameplay Boosts Mental Flexibility, Says Study - 0 views

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By Riva Gold Playing StarCraft can boost problem solving and creative thinking, according to a new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London. Researchers found that those who engaged in the real-time military strategy game improved their "cognitive flexibility," or the ability to adjust their thinking to meet different situations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Riva Gold Playing StarCraft can boost problem solving and creative thinking, according to a new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London. Researchers found that those who engaged in the real-time military strategy game improved their "cognitive flexibility," or the ability to adjust their thinking to meet different situations.</div>

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Norwich gets contract for cyber war game - 0 views

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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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1984 | Sawbuck Gamer | The Gameological Society - 3 views

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IF books games gaming dystopias

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Bryan Alexander on 14 Aug 13

Too bad: "ERROR - This project has been removed by the author. It may return later."

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One simulation exercise - 1 views

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Nice example of building on preexisting work.

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zenpundit.com » Blog Archive » Mjolnir's Game - 2 views

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Rats in a cage: how games will teach us to love the police state | The Verge - 3 views

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Bryan Alexander on 20 Jul 13

I wonder what an overall survey of all current offerings from the gaming industry would reveal. Index each game along a continuum from Big Brother to V for Vendetta.

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Ed Webb on 20 Jul 13

If I get tenure, I might just write that article.

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Bryan Alexander on 20 Jul 13

Yeah! Would be fun for a class project, too.

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Open Call for Play the Past Contributors | Play The Past - 1 views

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

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Bryan Alexander on 09 May 13

Interesting political/cultural game concept.

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Released: Slavoj Žižek Makes A Twine Game | this cage is worms - 4 views

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Bryan Alexander on 26 Apr 13

Somewhat more rewarding than reading Zizek.

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Depression Quest: An Interactive (non)Fiction About Living with Depression - 1 views

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Brett Boessen on 25 Apr 13

Found this game after reading about Slavoj Zizek Makes a Game (posted to the Diigo group by Ed Webb).

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

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gamification pedagogy

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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.

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