Gaming, Creative Assignments – Lindsey
After reading about so many games this week I was excited to play one educational game and one entertainment game. Creative Assignment 1 – Playing Games For my educational game I chose to play “Mummy...
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The readings, websites, and videos for this week all deal with what Jeremie Clyde and Glenn R. Wilkinson call “the gamic mode” – a way of doing scholarly history that moves beyond printed works and...
View ArticleReflection on Games and Learning
While the topic of games and learning seems destined to be polarizing, one area of consensus is that games are incredibly engaging. Good games are designed to be challenging, but not impossible, while...
View ArticleGames and Learning – Megan
I never owned a video game console, but I have fond memories of playing learning games on my computer, especially Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego. Moreover, I have a number of friends who enjoy...
View ArticleWhat’s There to Learn from a Video Game?
Of all of the topics in the news, the issues surrounding video games come up perhaps as much as any other because of the overlap with popular culture, psychology, and, of course, media. Just as...
View ArticleReflections on gaming in education
I cannot remember where I saw it, but the other day I read a piece which argued that, in addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, students today should be learning how to code (lo and behold…...
View ArticleGames and Learning: Create a Game
One of the ways I decompress is by spending time clicking through games at StoryNexus. The whole concept started as Echo Bazaar/Fallen London and has expanded into an open platform upon which any can...
View ArticleThoughts on a history-based game
The politics and society of Renaissance Italy have always intrigued me as a source for historical gaming. You could choose to play as the leader of any one of the leading city-states of the region. The...
View ArticlePlaying Games
For the learning game, I chose the iCivis game “Do I Have a Right?” In this game the goal is to run a law firm and direct clients to the appropriate lawyer in your firm based on the constitutional...
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