Introduction to game design 2009

Posted by Celia Walter | 21 May, 2009
Introduction to game design 2009
'Introduction to Game Design 2009' is a university module, in the form of 22 free audio files (as MP3 & MP4 podcasts) covering all aspects of videogame development and production. The approach is broadly from a Cultural Studies perspective, closely informed by an understanding of the technical issues involved. The audio files include the notable videogame theorist Jesper Juul talking on 'Analysing Games, Rules and Narrative'. The audio appears to be part of a module taught by Janne Paavilainen, based at the Finnish Hypermedia Laboratory at the University of Tampere in Finland (aka Hypermedialaboratorio, aka Hyper Media Lab). Audio files are freely available in English, with the length varying between 30 minutes and one hour for each file. This will be a useful resource for anyone interested in a technical-cultural approach to the study of videogame design. From Intute.ac.uk
http://pod.gscept.com/intro2gd2009.xml

Instructional uses for the Nintendo Wii game system

Posted by Celia Walter | 23 Jul, 2008

7 Things You Should Know About Wii

July 22nd, 2008

Educators have begun finding instructional uses for the Nintendo Wii game system including as a tool to teach conducting at the College of Music, as an interactive whiteboard, and as an engaging way to teach geography, math, and English at the K-12 levels. The latest “7 Things” document from Educause discusses these innovations as well as addresses seven questions:

  1. What is it?
  2. Who’s doing it?
  3. How does it work?
  4. Why is it significant?
  5. What are the downsides?
  6. Where is it going?
  7. What are the implications for teaching and learning?
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Emerging trends in serious games and virtual words

Posted by Celia Walter | 8 Apr, 2008

Sara de Freitas writes a chapter for Volume 3 of the Becta research report, Emerging Technologies for Learning, discussing educational trends, issues, and potential uses of virtual worlds. Other interesting research from this volume includes: