Information on my investigation and teaching with interactive fiction.
I am still exploring how best to share IF with a younger audience – after writing my 3rd ‘delivery model’ I email accomplished IF writer and Digital Media student Aaron Reed for hie advice. Delivery Model x3 Step 1 Play IF – Map, …
Let my playing be my learning, and my learning be my playing. Johan Huizinga (1971) And perhaps a 40 year quote, before IF and video games even existed, perhaps sum up my perspective right now. As for the value of …
Last night I spent an hour or so discussing stage two of Perins School’s very exciting IF immersive learning project. With the key skills of creativity, logic and literacy highlighted, students were separated into small groups ensuring that each group …
@gideonwilliams: A good day today with year 7s enjoying interactive fiction TTGBITN and jamie’s letter from school. http://twitter.com/gideonwilliams/status/164806729329160192 Sent with IFTTT
“Programming is to mathematics what composition is to English.” he said. “It’s how you express your creativity. Conrad Wolfram There is a strong validation for taking that programming and creativity and combining it with interactive fiction? No? Reflection on #lwf12 …
Tom Cole presented his four room Key Stage 3 Science game for Quest. I can not wait to play it, but I know Tom is very keen to add a little polish to the game before it is release. I …
Another opportunity to discuss Interactive Fiction with teachers, educators and education types was grasped with both hands, as I meet up again with iO’s Andy Goff. Together with Alex Warren and Tom Cole (@ehesynapseuk), we gave a three part introduction …
This week I was able to watch both students and staff play my almost complete, first section of Lil Red. So here is what I have learnt; “We would never bother writing text abbreviations in capitals. It’s a waste of …
