Tag Archives: Games
Games – Horizon Report 2011 |
I’ll be co-presenting the introduction of the gaming portion of the Horizon Report at ELI 2011 with Libby Evans from UNC. I’m posting the notes here so everyone will have access to the links of examples. I’m sure I’ll update … Continue reading
Civ IV Mod – Europe and the Americas 1492 |
I created a mod a couple of years ago in Civ IV covering the world in 1492 and conquest of the Aztecs by Cortes for a course taught by Ed Webb on empires. Overall, I was extremely happy with capabilities … Continue reading
Kill Screen Magazine (back to school issue) |
I was interviewed for an article in Kill Screen Magazine, and my free copy arrived last week. Calling it a magazine isn’t really fair, though that’s how they refer to it themselves. It’s really much more substantial, more of a … Continue reading
Kafka and Spore |
It’s still quite rare to find video games based on literature, which makes another game based on a Kafka story so remarkable. I’ve previously shown Kafkamesto to our German department. It’s a very well done point and click game that … Continue reading
Alice and Kev |
I just spent an hour reading the blog “Alice and Kev” which I found via a link Jason Mittell submitted to diigo gaming in education group. The author does a very good job of using a game to tell a … Continue reading
IALLT 2009, Class as Study Abroad Sim |
I just returned from IALLT 2009. There were several good presentations, but the highlight for me was poster session on games and simulations by Edie Furniss at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She has started a wiki on the … Continue reading
White paper on Designing Games for Foreign Language |
Ravi Purushotma, Steven L. Thorne, and Julian Wheatly had published a white paper, “10 Key Principles for Designing Video Games for Foreign Language Learning“. Although it’s written with game design in mind, the same principles could easily apply to selecting … Continue reading
Fallout III |
I’ve just had some games come in from Germany which I hope to have installed in the lab soon. Games that I’ll try to set to playable in non-English languages include: Fallout III Mass Effect Prince of Persia Games that … Continue reading
Games in Languages |
Games can provide a great goal oriented environment for language learning. We have a fairly wide selection of PC games for students play on their own, including many of the hit titles from the previous year. However, since the content … Continue reading