Games
Epistemic Games Encourage Creative Problem Solving
Friday, June 20th, 2008Eighteen years ago, I bought the original SimCity game and subsequently went for two days without food or sleep. I obsessively worked away at creating the perfect city filled with happy citizens. The day my virtual city obtained a stadium remains one of the highlights of my technological life.
Games that encourage learners to think like [...]
Create Cool Teaching Tools Using a Wii Controller
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Let’s be honest. It’s been pretty tough for departments to justify purchasing video game consoles for training purposes. Sure, Wii Sports may improve your golf swing or bowling accuracy, but, apart from reducing workplace stress and increasing worker morale, video game consoles haven’t yet made a significant impact on workplace learning.
Thanks to Johnny Lee, you [...]
The Wii As a Platform for Learning
Monday, January 28th, 2008By the pure luck of being at the right place at the right time, my family now owns a Wii. Although my past is filled with hours at a computer playing Wolfenstein 3D, playing Doom, and crashing Lear jets using various flight simulators, the Wii is my introduction to game consoles.
My right shoulder is still [...]
Computer Games for Grown Ups (Part 1)
Friday, December 21st, 2007Movies aimed at children changed significantly about 15 years ago. Film studios realized that little kids didn’t go to movies on their own. They were there with their parents, who paid for their tickets and obscenely overpriced candy, popcorn, and soft drinks.
Some smart movie producer realized that parents would be more likely to bring their [...]
