Category Archives: mmog

A chat about games in learning and the line between fun and learning

Posted on 18 January, 2010 by colsim

I had an interesting discussion over Google Talk this morning with Leonard Low, one of my edu colleagues here in Canberra about games and education that started by discussing games on the iPhone. Hope you don’t find the chat-speak too … Continue reading →

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Interesting Slashdot discussions on games in education

Posted on 6 December, 2007 by colsim

Slashdot is widely considered the place to go for geek discussion about all matters I.C.T related. There have been a couple of discussions up there recently about games in education – what makes the work and what makes them fail. … Continue reading →

Posted in game design, mmog, what is a game | 2 Comments

Learning in Massively Multiplayer Online Games – Constance Steinkuehler

Posted on 28 November, 2007 by colsim

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) have exploded in the last few years, with games such as World of Warcraft (9 million monthly subscribers) and Second Life regularly appearing in pop-culture. These are games (or virtual worlds if you prefer) where … Continue reading →

Posted in collaboration, mmog, virtual world | 1 Comment