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Sarah Usher

The Key To My Success - 1 views

I have always been dreaming of becoming a police officer someday. I dreamt of doing police jobs myself, bust all criminals and save my society. I love protecting people, and I like to protect my fa...

Police-Recruitment UK

started by Sarah Usher on 08 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
Chris Johnson

Opinion: The First-Person Immersion Myth (Gamasutra) - 0 views

www.gamasutra.com/...news_index.php

games editorial immersion nerd

shared by Chris Johnson on 05 Sep 09 - Cached
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      Chris Johnson on 05 Sep 09
       
      I tend to agree with the author, though I would be interested in seeing evidence to support his claims. I remember playing the classic horror survival game "Alone in the Dark" (from 1992) The graphics were fairly primitive by today's standards, the controls could be clunky, but I felt more immersed in the experience, even upon replaying years later. By contrast, I played through first-person shooter and survival horror game F.E.A.R. recently. The graphics are very realistic and the controls are smooth, but something was missing that kept it from being an immersive experience for me. People who haven't played the original "Alone in the Dark" may recognize more with games like "Resident Evil" in comparison with "Half Life".
  • saves developers from having to develop
  • has a high learning curve for those who haven’t already experienced many first-person games
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  • The reason for that is likely that we are used to seeing games and movies play out before us in a third-person view.
  • Having an avatar gives us a strong frame of reference,
  • Are first-person games inherently more immersive? A lot of developers seem to presume that they are,
  • most of us do is identify with the character
  • the “silent hero” dilemma
  • do a somewhat better job by at least allowing the player to make some dialog choices -- but still, the character isn’t you
  • What makes a game immersive or otherwise is not the viewpoint
  • because his world is so well-realized
  • we’ve come to our own conclusion that first-person games are inherently intuitive and more immersive, simply by virtue of their camera position
  • a couple people mailed me to say that they feel I have too closely tied character identification with immersion, and that’s not my intention
  • Chris Johnson on 05 Sep 09
     
    This is an opinion article that talks about immersion and the first-person camera angle in video games. He argues that game developers should re-evaluate the assumption that the first-person viewpoint is inherently more immersive than other gaming experiences.
Devon Dickau

Classroom iPad Programs Get Mixed Response - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Edu... - 0 views

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higher education education technology college students ipad classroom

shared by Devon Dickau on 21 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • At those early-adopter schools, iPads are competing with MacBooks as the students' go-to gadget for note taking and Web surfing.
  • the iPad's technological limitations—its inability to multitask and print, and its limited storage space—have kept students dependent on their notebooks. "That's the problem with the iPad: It's not an independent device,
  • really excited about the technology but have not been "pushing the capabilities" of the device.
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  • Seton Hill University, which gave iPads to all full-time students, are working with the developers of an e-book app called Inkling to come up with new ways to integrate the iPad into classroom instruction
  • he faculty at Indiana University has formed a 24-member focus group to evaluate iPad-driven teaching strategies.
  • Devon Dickau on 21 Sep 10
     
    What about providing students iPads so that they purchase textbooks on these devices to save resources for both the students and the school? Can we assume that all students will be comfortable using an iPad, or might there be implications for students with learning differences? What about the socioeconomic gap for students who cannot afford a computer to LOAD the books onto their iPads (even if the iPads themselves were provided)?
Amanda Comperchio

Save the Words - 4 views

savethewords.org

Enlish language words

shared by Amanda Comperchio on 08 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Amanda Comperchio on 08 Sep 10
     
    This site might have some interesting application in a language arts or English class.
Garron Hillaire

Is handwriting becoming a lost art? | wausaudailyherald.com | Wausau Daily Herald - 1 views

www.wausaudailyherald.com/...andwriting-becoming-a-lost-art

education handwriting technology

shared by Garron Hillaire on 15 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • "Soon, cursive will only be used for your signature,"
  • The diminishing use of cursive handwriting often is used as a bellwether for the increased influence of technology in education and in society as a whole
  • Garron Hillaire on 15 Nov 10
     
    Technology instead of hand writing? ok.
  • Amanda Comperchio on 16 Nov 10
     
    I think handwriting is already a lost art, but I'm sad to see it go. Perhaps teaching handwriting can go by way of the art teachers, and we'll be able to save it in schools as an art form.
Garron Hillaire

Kno Tablet to Debut at $599 - NYTimes.com - 2 views

bits.blogs.nytimes.com/...-at-599-embargo-until-midnight

kno tablet technology education college

shared by Garron Hillaire on 12 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • We already knew that the Kno, a tablet computer designed for college students, would be bigger and heavier than Apple’s iPad. It will also be pricier.
  • “When you do the math, it actually pays for itself and still saves $1,300 in digital textbook costs,” he said.
  • To be sure, the Kno is not just a fancy e-reader. It is also a platform that will allow students to take notes, manage projects and organize their college lives.
Diego Vallejos

Education Week: Lectures Are Homework in Schools Following Khan Academy Lead - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...05khan_ep.h31.html

technology education learning

shared by Diego Vallejos on 27 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Diego Vallejos on 27 Sep 11
     
    A new article about moving lectures to homework to save time-class for discussions and hand-on learning
Tommie Anthony Henderson

The Web Is Reborn - Technology Review - 0 views

www.technologyreview.com/...26565

shared by Tommie Anthony Henderson on 03 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Tommie Anthony Henderson on 03 Oct 11
     
    The last decade expanded what we could do online, but the Web's basic programming couldn't keep up. That threatened to fracture the world's greatest innovation engine-until a small group of Web rivals joined forces to save it. The Web has been showing its age.
Diana Mazzuca

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 4 views

www.nytimes.com/...-faces-questions-on-value.html

shared by Diana Mazzuca on 04 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Lavalle on 05 Sep 11
     
    Good share, Diana. This article is particularly interesting for the issues it chooses to raise and the way in which various arguments are presented. One quote struck me, "We have Smart Boards in every classroom but not enough money to buy copy paper, pencils and hand sanitizer," said Nicole Cates, a co-president of the Parent Teacher Organization at Kyrene de la Colina, an elementary school. "You don't go buy a new outfit when you don't have enough dinner to eat." But she loves the fact that her two children, a fourth-grader and first-grader, are learning technology, including PowerPoint and educational games (Page 5)". How can we work to harmonize these two? This reminds me an article I read in the Boston Globe this morning regarding teachers going out-of-pocket to equip their classrooms with enough supplies for an increasing number of students. The article suggests that budget cuts that make this necessary save teacher positions. There has to be a better way. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/09/05/budgets_cut_teachers_dig_deeper_for_supplies/
Katherine Tarulli

A new way to search? - 4 views

This is an interesting concept. I think that the determining factor for me is dependent on who will have access to that information. If it is private and stored on the tablet that could be an incre...

technology Emerging Technology online

started by Bridget Binstock on 14 Sep 11 1 follow-up, last by Katherine Tarulli on 15 Sep 11
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