Webvisions 2006 will soon convene to examine the possible futures of the web. Some of the proposed explorations are intrigiung and I will be following developments with interest. Luke Williams’ keynote promises: Throughout the electronic age, people have become accustomed to interacting with digital media indirectly, mediated through screens and peripheral devices. But now, as […]
So, if we are going to embark on this journey we need to envision this new Drama form. What features will it need? Upon what poetics will it operate? How will it maintain all that is “good” about current drama practice?
Drama Teacher as Game Master: the development of a new model of online Drama for learning. As the world shifts from a “knowledge” economy to a “creative” economy, there will be significant changes needed in the way we frame education and learning. Traditional education models are likely to become less relevant and less useful in […]
Well, I kicked off with a flying start yesterday, now comes the challenge of keeping this alive.. I read somewhere that many pulic blogging sites have a huge attrition rate after the initial entry for many people… Currently I am reading broadly in areas relating to education, gaming, training simulations, performance studies, research methods, human-computer […]
http://www.cleo-missing.com Cleo hasn’t been seen for a few days. A friend is worried. A website is built and a public call for information about Cleo is announced…Â So what has happened to Cleo? Actually, in real terms nothing has happened… in fictional terms, its up to the visitors to this cyber-soap site to decide. Was […]
I’ve just been introduced to a video of an event that took place in the virtual gamescape of World of Warcraft. You can watch the same video here: http://tinyurl.com/lcuct (Be aware some of the text included on the video might fall into the “explicit lyrics” category) I found it incredibly absorbing and was fascinated by […]
There are a range of books relating to the development of learning systems drawing on understandings found in gaming systems…Â What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Gee http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1403965382/dramabooks Mark Prensky’s “Digital Game-based Learning” http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000894JZ/dramabooks Simulations and the Future of Learning (Clark Aldrich) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0787969621/dramabooks
DETERMINING STYLE OF PLAY The DM provides the adventure and the world. The players and the DM work together to create the game as a whole. However, it’s your responsibility to guide the way the game is played. The best way to accomplish this is learning what the players want and figuring out what you […]
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Generation Virtual – Forbes.com This Generation Virtual article is intriguing – found it via Greg Verdino’s blog http://gregverdino.typepad.com/greg_verdinos_blog/2008/05/to-v-or-not-to.html Blogged with the Flock Browser