Category Archives: research

Game based learning and MOOCs – some thoughts on both.

Posted on 30 July, 2012 by colsim

I’ve been participating in a Games-based Learning MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) for the last 3 weeks and thought that it was time to take a moment to reflect on how it is going. This is actually the third MOOC … Continue reading →

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Participants needed for research into body image in virtual worlds

Posted on 12 January, 2010 by colsim

(I’ve just copied this directly from The Metaverse Journal in the interests of sharing the love – hope that’s ok) Jon-Paul Cacioli is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology student at Deakin University, and he’s currently conducting a study on body … Continue reading →

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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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Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre (Me, 2008)

Posted on 27 June, 2008 by colsim

Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre. Abstract Many students’ initial experiences of Vocational Education and Training (VET) involve spending large amounts of time methodically developing foundation skills and knowledge in their chosen … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on: Kearney, P. (2005) Cognitive Callisthenics: Do FPS computer games enhance the player’s cognitive abilities?

Posted on 31 May, 2008 by colsim

Kearney, P. (2005) Cognitive Callisthenics: Do FPS computer games enhance the player’s cognitive abilities? Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views – Worlds in Play . Vancouver, BC: DiGRA Kearney developed a highly quantified method for analysing the cognitive abiliities … Continue reading →

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Further thoughts on : Expositur project (Fuchs and Eckermann)

Posted on 25 May, 2008 by colsim

Fuchs, M. (2001) Expositur – A Virtual Knowledge Space (Theory). Retrieved May 25, 2008 from Syl.Eckermann website http://syl-eckermann.net/expositur/theory.html I came across some additional information written by Mathias Fuchs about this project that raised a few more ideas worth quickly sharing. … Continue reading →

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Questions for the First Person Learner project

Posted on 24 May, 2008 by colsim

I’ve spent a good part of the day exploring the fascinating Fuchs-Eckermann project (more on this soon) and I know it’s been good because it’s brought up a number of questions that I think are going to be important to … Continue reading →

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Investigating: Possible applications of First Person Perspective/Shooter games in education

Posted on 23 May, 2008 by colsim

Yep, it’s this old hobby-horse again but I still believe that FPP/FPS games can prove useful in education. Research into this field is still a little scant but I have found some useful stuff – not just about using these … Continue reading →

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Using commercial computer games in the classroom – BECTA report

Posted on 3 December, 2007 by colsim

BECTA (n.d), Computer games in education project: report Retrieved May 30th, 2007 from BECTA website : http://partners.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=rh Becta is an agency of the British Government with responsibility for providing advice on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in … Continue reading →

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The Impact of video games in training surgeons – J Rosser et al.

Posted on 29 November, 2007 by colsim

This paper looks at a pretty different aspect of research into games – the benefits of their use in surgery by enhancing fine motor skills. Rosser, J., Lynch, P., Cuddihy, L., Gentile, D., Klonsky, J., Merrell, R., (2007) The Impact … Continue reading →

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