Lil Red
It’s been a while coming, but I have finally started on my first IF game in earnest. In my defense, it was hugely worthwhile playing a range of IF titles from start to finish to establish some IF etiquette, experience …
Digital Learning
Technology, teaching and teachnology
To Think Like a Programmer
Yesterday I spent the afternoon with Alex Warren, developer of Interactive Fiction platform Quest, talking through game design and learning code my first feature game. It was a fascinating mixture of discussion, demonstration and questioning and as a result I …
Platform Wars
I spent most of the weekend reflecting on three conversations, with three respected educationalists to write a post’ Education. Games.’ Some of your will have read the post and thought there is merit here, whilst others will have read the …
Games. Education.
This post is the result of three discrete conversation, with three respected educators. The first with Dan Roberts @chickensaltash, the second with Ollie Bray @OllieBray, and the third with Jan Webb @Janwebb. All three conversations focused on teaching and learning, …
Games Instead of Class
One of the most profound transformations we can learn from games…. is how to turn the sense that someone has ‘failed’ into the sense that they ‘haven’t succeeded yet.’ Tierney, J (2010) In my humble opinion, educations’ Achilles heel, continues …
IF there is no Wind, then Row.
In just over twelve months my interest in Interactive Fiction (IF) or text adventures has gone from a passing curiosity to a passionate endeavour. Back in August I set out a few steps or targets that I felt were needed …
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