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  • Mini Games… are there any left to make?

    Well, I’ve been at my new position at Athabasca for only a day and a half and I’m already getting into the groove of things… or so I would believe. Why do I say that? Well this is a new venue, but I’ve got an old problem to deal with. A prof wants interactivity, I’m…

  • Save the world! And learn a few things doing it

    EVOKE trailer (a new online game) from Alchemy on Vimeo. I spotted this in OLDaily and it certainly looks interesting. It also has a supporting site. I might just have to find a way to make time for it.

  • Rapid “digital” Game Creation helps kids

    I forgot if I found this through RSS or Twitter, but here it is: Rapid digital game creation for broadening participation in computing and fostering crucial thinking skills Nikunj Dalal, Parth Dalal, Subhash Kak, Pavlo Antonenko, Susan Stansberry International Journal of Social and Humanistic Computing 2009 – Vol. 1, No.2 pp. 123 – 137 10.1504/IJSHC.2009.031002…

  • Mini Games

    I spotted this on OLDaily – and looking at the conclusion… Mini-games are fast becoming an effective and relevant method to deliver game-based instruction. They should no longer be considered as just simple quiz-style games embedded in a conventional course to break up the monotony of the information. While they certainly can be included in…

  • The Great Flu – the game

    With all the interest around viruses of one flavour or another going around, it’s timely to see a Flash game on the topic. The Great Flu is a somewhat advanced (Grade 6/7 and up) look at what is behind the spread of an infection and what can be done to prevent or beat it back.…