Interactive Media

This article mentions an example of a "persuasive game"

Recordings of selected lectures in Game Design

Great contribution, Danilo! Thanks for posting.

A funny story about rules introduced in the newest version of Scrabble. He touches on some of the same stuff we've been talking about.

This might be of use to some of you... Will be available this week

That's a great website Richard! Thanks!

about an exhibit at the Smithsonian on "video games as serious works of art" (March 16 - Sept. 30)

An analysis of German style boardgames, and the implications they have on gameplay in general.

The "long" version of this game is one of our absolute favorites. Try to play it sometime if you have time. I can loan it to you if you like...

Awesome little article / manifesto on game design.

Seymour Papert's profile of Jean Piaget. Thought it illustrated some nice crossovers among our various readings.

I just read about this recently, really fascinating. It turns out the same group Foldit, is working in a similar format to develop better methods of teaching math and science in schools. And because these digital solutions are available in a virtual world, they are able to use tools like the internet to bring together gamers all over the world and really "hive mind" solutions to these scientific problems. In the article I read, the scientists talk about the flexibility the gamers have in working with 3D puzzles, and how it doesn't take long at all to solve these visual puzzles because it's just a game, and with a little bit of guidance it doesn't take long at all to catch the gamers up to speed with how proteins and enzymes 'should' fit together. Obviously there are some flexible rules, otherwise the computer would have figured it out earlier. So I just thought this application was really fantastic, especially when networked to include potentially more of the public sphere. Makes me scientifically endlessly optimistic!

a good review of Curt Schilling's gaming company's first production

this is just the topic we were discussing last night! Also -- scroll down to see commentary by Maryanne Wolf, whom I quote in one of my PowerPoint introductions.

in case this isn't in our library of links/on our radar....

This is one that was made for xBox 360 too, I believe, but it was hard to access. Wired Mag calls it "gentle poetry"....

cartoons = "image writing" / hybrids of image and text

8th grader now tops #1 free game on app store.

An alternative to QR codes that I wasn't aware of....

"the street is immersed in data..." see also reference to Adam Greenfield, author of EVERYWARE (one of the readings for the panel presentations).

an article about Padriac's documentary! Way to go...

about book by Jane McGonigal, creator of the Urgent Evoke ARG

how's this for (non)interactive media?!!