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Rhetorical Peaks: The potential and the problems of teaching the humanities through games
I learned about Rhetorical Peaks at the Humanities Gaming Institute I attended last year. To my mind, it’s the most realized game so far made when it comes to trying to duplicate the kind of critical thinking instructors try to teach their students. Thing is, it can’t be played independently; it needs to be played [...]
Continue reading...NUI-Torcs for Numerical Methods
Friday, July 15, 2011
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NIU-Torcs is a rare example of a college-level mathematics game that allows for deeper learning within the game. Brianno Coller and colleagues developed the game through an NSF grant to help their mechanical engineering students learn numerical methods (Coller & Scott 2009). Students begin the game by learning how to code acceleration and steering using [...]
Continue reading...Ko’s Journey
Friday, July 15, 2011
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Ko’s Journey is a math game for middle schoolers. In it, players follow the adventures of a girl who has been separated from her family and must travel across the wilderness. Along the way, she must solve problems using mathematics, including finding the correct proportion of medicinal plants to save a wolf cub, and the [...]
Continue reading...Mission US
Friday, July 15, 2011
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Mission US is a multimedia project featuring free interactive adventure games set in different eras of U.S. history. The first game, Mission 1: “For Crown or Colony?,” puts the player in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a 14-year-old printer’s apprentice in 1770 Boston. As Nat navigates the city and completes tasks, he encounters a spectrum [...]
Continue reading...Video-Game Rooms Become the Newest Library Space Invaders
Saturday, April 30, 2011
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Check out this interesting article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about video games in academic libraries: Video-Game Rooms Become the Newest Library Space Invaders
Continue reading...For Crown or Colony?: The Revolutionary War, Your Way
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Leah Potter has served as educational and historical consultant for Mission U.S., a series of games meant to teach middle-school students about American history. The first episode, “For Crown or Colony?” is now live and ready to play. Early reviews are favorable, including this one from storied game designer Greg Costikyan at Play This Thing!, [...]
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