Category Archives: promotion

The Metaverse Journal – Australian Virtual World news

Posted on 6 January, 2010 by colsim

I came across this great news site yesterday which focusses entirely on Virtual Worlds – The Metaverse Journal. It’s Australian based as well, which is great news for me and my colleagues. A couple of good posts to start off … Continue reading →

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Don’t bother me Mom – I’m learning! – Ideas from Prensky

Posted on 17 December, 2008 by colsim

Marc Prensky is a significant figure in the games in learning field, with a substantial body of writing and consultant work behind him. He is a big advocate of using the concept of digital learners and digital immigrants to describe … Continue reading →

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Gameplay dilemmas in First Person Shooters without the shooting

Posted on 11 January, 2008 by colsim

The further into the process of designing the Exploring the CEE (working title) game, an orientation game to our Flexible Learning Solutions team, the more complicated it seems to get. I’m hamstrung by a few aspects but they mostly all … Continue reading →

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