[Video]
5th Ave Frogger
(Source: vimeo.com)
Basleria
Clippings for my own little world.
Posts tagged "games"
April 21, 2012
August 3, 2011
“ It’s tremendously helpful to understand what they’re getting from that game, so you can create moments like that in the rest of your life. Even if it’s just by understanding, ‘I need an activity that feels self-motivated and challenges me and that I can get better at.’
July 3, 2011
“ the goal is not to get good at school and prove through assessment that you learned what was taught. On the contrary, in a truly modern assessment, the challenge is to look forward, not backward: We must determine if the student is ready for future challenges in which they must transfer prior learning. We should look at whether the student can draw creatively and effectively on their repertoire when handling a novel challenge, not merely determine whether they learned stuff.
-Moving to Modern Assessments by Grant Wiggins
June 23, 2011
“ If we want to keep learning about how to improve our real quality of life, we need to continue mining the commercial game industry for these kinds of insights. The industry has consistently proven itself, and it will continue to be, our single best research laboratory for discovering new ways to reliably and efficiently engineer optimal human happiness.
June 22, 2011
[Video]
Dr. Tae - Can Skateboarding Save Our Schools?
(Good examples of fiero and flow)
(Source: youtube.com)
March 26, 2011
“ In one case, they concealed teensy messages on microscope slides disguised as cell cultures; to read them, students had to hone their microscopy skills.
March 24, 2011
“ The people who continue to write off games will be at a major disadvantage in the coming years. Those who deem them unworthy of their time and attention won’t know how to leverage the power of games in their communities, in their businesses, in their own lives. They will be less prepared to shape the future.
December 4, 2010
