Information on my investigation and teaching with interactive fiction.
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, …
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 …
Quest A brand new system for creating text adventures or interactive fiction Alex Warren proudly announced yesterday that he was releasing Quest 5.0 out into the wild. My interactive fiction journey this past 10 months has been a rollercoaster of …
So here are my early ideas… Playing Quest 5 titles to encourage reading habits and developing thinking skills. Not to forget writing responses as a part of game play and minimal numeracy as a part status and attributes. Possible writing …
This week I have spent most of my free-time in the evenings reading Aaron Reed’s ‘Creating Interactive Fiction with INFORM7.’ You only have to review Aaron’s online profile and contribution to INFORM6/7 to know that he had a real passion …
Now that I have spent nearly a full half term with the English Department I am beginning to think more like an English teacher, of course influenced by my enthusiasm for teachnology. Still overwhelmed with lesson preparation and tooth ache, …
