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Frog Fractions: The Public Perception of Educational Games | Games Can Teach
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Frog Fractions: The Public Perception of Educational Games. The first thing you might notice when playing Twinbeard Studio’s Frog Fractions. Read on for spoilers, or play the game if you want to discover for yourself. Frog Fractions, like Upgrade Complete. You are interrupted with typing tests instead of math problems involving fractions. I’m not sure this was an intentional commentary on Math Blaster’s failure to integrate learning and gameplay. But one could certainly interpret it that way. The Text-Ad...
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Distracted Driving: The Irony of Winning | Games Can Teach
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Distracted Driving: The Irony of Winning. There has been a lot of buzz about texting while driving lately, so this week, I thought it necessary to review a game that tries to teach about the dangers of distractions while behind the wheel. What came to mind was a game that The New York Times brought to light in an article called Gauging Your Distraction. When you finish playing, you are asked a simple question, “Did you see the gray lady? Do you have any opinions? Please leave your comment below. Super En...
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Fear of Consequences | Games Can Teach
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Watch this video to learn about part of the story: http:/ www.wada-ama.org/Education-Awareness/Youth-Zone/. Jon Aleckson on 15 Jun 2011. Educational video game design (9). Flash game portals (1). Game based learning (1). Games as Art (7). Games based learning (1). Games with a purpose (1). Spoonful of sugar (1). Topic interest games (2). Hosted by Web Courseworks.
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Frog Fractions: The Public Perception of Educational Games | Games Can Teach
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Frog Fractions: The Public Perception of Educational Games. The first thing you might notice when playing Twinbeard Studio’s Frog Fractions. Read on for spoilers, or play the game if you want to discover for yourself. Frog Fractions, like Upgrade Complete. You are interrupted with typing tests instead of math problems involving fractions. I’m not sure this was an intentional commentary on Math Blaster’s failure to integrate learning and gameplay. But one could certainly interpret it that way. The Text-Ad...
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Gaming in Higher Education: Can It Improve the Quality of Your Education? I will be participating in a serious gaming panel at the National Summit on Serious Games in Higher Education. Representatives from across the country will gather at Excelsior College in Albany, NY where we will discuss the use of educational-based video games with a focus on increasing student engagement and interactivity. Serious Games from Wisconsin Win Awards at Conference. Changing of the Guard. Changing of the Guard is not a ...
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Serious Games from Wisconsin Win Awards at Conference | Games Can Teach
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Serious Games from Wisconsin Win Awards at Conference. As the summer winds down, so does my conference schedule. However, I had the opportunity at the end of August to attend the Serious Play Conference. At the DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, WA. The event was a great mix of academics and practitioners, all excited to discuss the very latest on game development and design. Silver: Play True Challenge. World Anti-Doping Agency (Games for Good). Jon Aleckson on 21 Sep 2011. Games as Art (7).
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Gaming in Higher Education: Can It Improve the Quality of Your Education? | Games Can Teach
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Gaming in Higher Education: Can It Improve the Quality of Your Education? I will be participating in a serious gaming panel at the National Summit on Serious Games in Higher Education. Representatives from across the country will gather at Excelsior College in Albany, NY where we will discuss the use of educational-based video games with a focus on increasing student engagement and interactivity. As I told Dennis Carter in the article “. Jon Aleckson on 03 May 2012. Educational video game design (9).
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Distracted Driving: The Irony of Winning | Games Can Teach
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Distracted Driving: The Irony of Winning. There has been a lot of buzz about texting while driving lately, so this week, I thought it necessary to review a game that tries to teach about the dangers of distractions while behind the wheel. What came to mind was a game that The New York Times brought to light in an article called Gauging Your Distraction. When you finish playing, you are asked a simple question, “Did you see the gray lady? Do you have any opinions? Please leave your comment below. Super En...
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