Comments for Gaming and Interaction Design: A Semester-Long Journal http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:56:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Games and Simulations Reading Notes: Simulations in the Classroom by Eric Bort http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/games-and-simulations-reading-notes-simulations-in-the-classroom/#comment-23 Eric Bort Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:56:58 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-23 Hi, thanks for the kind words! We've just begun developing deep brain stimulation, so in a few months you'll be able to drill open a skull and poke a brain. Eric Bort Edheads.org Hi, thanks for the kind words!

We’ve just begun developing deep brain stimulation, so in a few months you’ll be able to drill open a skull and poke a brain.

Eric Bort
Edheads.org

]]> Comment on Games and Simulations Reading Notes: Simulations in the Classroom by Gail Wheatley http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/games-and-simulations-reading-notes-simulations-in-the-classroom/#comment-22 Gail Wheatley Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:16:10 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-22 Wow! I'm the Executive Director of Edheads. Can we use your post in our grants?? I've never seen anyone write so eloquently on our behalf. thanks for the post and if we can use your words, maybe we can get funding for more activities. Open Heart has been impossible to get funded, but deep brain stimulation surgery is launching this spring. Wow! I’m the Executive Director of Edheads. Can we use your post in our grants?? I’ve never seen anyone write so eloquently on our behalf. thanks for the post and if we can use your words, maybe we can get funding for more activities. Open Heart has been impossible to get funded, but deep brain stimulation surgery is launching this spring.

]]> Comment on R&I notes: A look at BrainPop by Allisyn http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/ri-notes-a-look-at-brainpop/#comment-19 Allisyn Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:23:27 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-19 Hi! I'm a former NYC public school teacher who now works for BrainPOP. We're always open to feedback, so we appreciate your comments. I wanted to let you know one of the first things we did when I came on board was to get onto the FAMIS approval list. You can use FAMIS to subscribe to BrainPOP -- info on that is <a href="http://www.brainpop.com/support/famis.weml" rel="nofollow">here</a>. We are in the process of adding EFT and trying to figure out NYSSL. I would welcome your help in understanding what systems are most important for you so that we can make all of the bureaucracy involved with purchasing through these school systems as easy as possible for you! Please feel free to email me to discuss further. Thanks! Hi! I’m a former NYC public school teacher who now works for BrainPOP. We’re always open to feedback, so we appreciate your comments. I wanted to let you know one of the first things we did when I came on board was to get onto the FAMIS approval list. You can use FAMIS to subscribe to BrainPOP — info on that is here. We are in the process of adding EFT and trying to figure out NYSSL. I would welcome your help in understanding what systems are most important for you so that we can make all of the bureaucracy involved with purchasing through these school systems as easy as possible for you! Please feel free to email me to discuss further. Thanks!

]]> Comment on R&I notes: A look at BrainPop by Flea Circus Research Library http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/ri-notes-a-look-at-brainpop/#comment-18 Flea Circus Research Library Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:11:12 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-18 With regards to flea circuses not being relavent to the teacher, surely that's down to the skill of the teacher? Being from New York you've a good history of flea circuses in the city and with regards to technology you've got magnification, magnetism (as used in lots of humbug style circuses), springs, syphoning (the flea is of the order siphonaptera), machining small items such as watch cogs (the first flea circuses were made by jewelers and watch makers), sensing heat and detecting CO2 (which is how fleas find their hosts) and even Nanotechnology although just plain old micromaching would be fine for a flea circus. When I searched for flea on BrainPop it implied they have a symbiotic with their hosts. This is not correct, they are parasitic. Who reviews their material? How can you be sure of good quality? With regards to flea circuses not being relavent to the teacher, surely that’s down to the skill of the teacher? Being from New York you’ve a good history of flea circuses in the city and with regards to technology you’ve got magnification, magnetism (as used in lots of humbug style circuses), springs, syphoning (the flea is of the order siphonaptera), machining small items such as watch cogs (the first flea circuses were made by jewelers and watch makers), sensing heat and detecting CO2 (which is how fleas find their hosts) and even Nanotechnology although just plain old micromaching would be fine for a flea circus.

When I searched for flea on BrainPop it implied they have a symbiotic with their hosts. This is not correct, they are parasitic. Who reviews their material? How can you be sure of good quality?

]]> Comment on R&I Reading Notes: animation and interactivity by fm http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/ri-reading-notes-animation-and-interactivity/#comment-13 fm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:48:34 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-13 I think my favorite one is the Interactivity Principle- people love to be able to play and manipulate things- and you can really do this with animation- that's why the Virtual Knee Surgery is so damn good. animation is so under-utilized, it's crazy. I'm actually surprised how much i enjoyed reading Mayer- it's better than when i remembered reading it the first time.........BUT, it's not the end all and be all of media design.....it's funny to me how people learn one or two key ideas from people and latch on to them as their mantra. I think this happens alot in this program, but people realize the variety of learning styles and teaching approaches that don't exactly fit the book models once they get out in the real world. but, the mayer stuff does deserve props..... I think my favorite one is the Interactivity Principle- people love to be able to play and manipulate things- and you can really do this with animation- that’s why the Virtual Knee Surgery is so damn good.

animation is so under-utilized, it’s crazy.

I’m actually surprised how much i enjoyed reading Mayer- it’s better than when i remembered reading it the first time………BUT, it’s not the end all and be all of media design…..it’s funny to me how people learn one or two key ideas from people and latch on to them as their mantra. I think this happens alot in this program, but people realize the variety of learning styles and teaching approaches that don’t exactly fit the book models once they get out in the real world. but, the mayer stuff does deserve props…..

]]> Comment on Games and Simulations Reading Notes: Defining the Field – What makes a game a game? by play games http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/reading-notes-defining-the-field-what-makes-a-game-a-game/#comment-12 play games Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:11:29 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=69#comment-12 <strong>play games...</strong> Mabinogi offers a robust,...... play games…

Mabinogi offers a robust,……

]]> Comment on Games and Simulations: Console game reflection by Games and Simulations Reading Notes: Learning from Educational Games « Gaming and Interaction Design: A Semester-Long Journal http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/games-and-simulations-console-game-reflection/#comment-10 Games and Simulations Reading Notes: Learning from Educational Games « Gaming and Interaction Design: A Semester-Long Journal Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:49:43 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-10 [...] Game play analysis for this week: Playing a console game [...] [...] Game play analysis for this week: Playing a console game [...]

]]> Comment on Examing Games: Phyiscal vs. Digital; Educational by Games and Simulations Reading Notes: Defining the Field - What makes a game a game? « Gaming and Interaction Design: A Semester-Long Journal http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/examing-games-phyiscal-vs-digital-educational/#comment-9 Games and Simulations Reading Notes: Defining the Field - What makes a game a game? « Gaming and Interaction Design: A Semester-Long Journal Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:54 +0000 http://gamesandinteraction.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-9 [...] Game play analysis for this week: Physical Poker vs. Online Poker [...] [...] Game play analysis for this week: Physical Poker vs. Online Poker [...]

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