Being in educational games means finding a way of creating games like the old style puzzle/narrative games… i think. I think this because we often end up w/ lots of lecture we need to squeeze in around gameplay. This is not a bad thing. This is important info.
M. Abbott questions:
Is there still a place in [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Puzzle Games
Posted in Games & Education on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ the Rio Grande
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whew! Too much fun for a Sunday night! Too few people showed up to see the Preservation Hall light up the stage at the Rio Grande Theater in Las Cruces. Those who did were treated to a great evening of New Orleans jazz. The average age of the band (and the crowd) was probably 10,000, [...]
Preservation Hall Band
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Preservation Hall is coming to Las Cruces this weekend. This Saturday at 7PM.
Fixing The Education Digital Disconnect One Video Game At A Time
Posted in Design, Games & Education, Grad School on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
FAS Launches Immune Attack:
Interesting article on the Immune Attack game. The developer’s Site has a wicked cool funkadelic video about the game. It looks like lots of fun but is Windows only. I’ll put the EXE on the PC out in the lab if you want to play it.
“FAS’s interest in games emerged from research [...]
Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Took a break from the conference and ran over to the aquarium. It was a great visit. Beautiful exhibits and not too busy because it was still early. Took a few good pictures but my camera is not great in low light.
What is Cloud Computing Anyway?
Posted in Design, Grad School, Technology on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a good list of 20 definitions of what cloud computing is. The fact that there are 20 definitions here sums the whole thing up… that it is not quite a defined thing. Regardless, IT are touting “clouding” as the next big development.
Irving Wladawsky Berger sez: In other words, something big and profound seems [...]
1913 Ford Speedster
Posted in Technology on July 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I arrived home yesterday afternoon to see this in my neighbor’s driveway. Needless to say, I jumped out of my truck and ran over there like a little kid. I fell in love right away. Something like this just sums up the art of manufacture and design. I want one!
SCRUM Technique in Game Design
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Been reading and hearing lots about the SCRUM technique for designing games. Here is a good article from gamasutra that cautions against common pitfalls. The overall message is that it is not a silver bullet. Those of us making games know that many games need to be designed on an individual basis. Certain games, can [...]
GLS Conference in Madison
Posted in Games & Education, Travel on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Had a great conference. Thanks to the organizers. Also, thanks to Pamela and Jeanne for making this happen for us at Media Productions. There were many great sessions and several that were a bit to research and assessment heavy.
Madison is a great town. We did not get to visit the taxidermy museum but we did [...]
Spanish Intensive
Posted in Grad School on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Looks as if I will be able to get some graduate credit for Spanish classes! I want to do 3 intensive study trips to Mexico over the next 18 months. Not sure how I am going to work that in but I will try. I’ll need 50 hours of instruction to get 2 credits. I [...]
