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Gamification is Coming. Are You Ready?

By on January 18, 2011 in Educational Technology, Games & Simulations, Next Tech

The debate about the use of game mechanics in digital media — lately known as gamification — hardly started  before being overtaken by tools, workshops and service providers all too willing to use game techniques to tart up your latest digital masterpiece. But many in the gaming world are complaining “Not so fast!” and The [...]

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How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live

How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live

By on June 5, 2009 in Social Media

Oh this is rich. Not. At least that’s what I thought reading the headline How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live on Time.com this morning. Though far from a die-hard devotee I think that of all the Twitteriffic stories in circulation Steven Johnson has nailed it: …as millions of devotees have discovered, Twitter turns [...]

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The Future of Learning

The Future of Learning

By on April 28, 2009 in Educational Technology

Beginning this September New York City will be home to Quest to Learn, one of the most innovative 6-12th grade public schools in the country, that will use game design and game-inspired methods to teach critical 21st century skills and literacies. Created in collaboration with New Visions for Public Schools and the Institute of Play, [...]

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Social Networking on the Rise

Social Networking on the Rise

By on May 30, 2008 in Social Media, The Biosphere

From the number of inquiries we receive and the projects we’re managing lately — blogs, forums, wikis, user content sites, multi-player games and sims — it’s clear there’s tremendous demand for social networking. Out of curiosity I pinged Indeed.com and found this trajectory for social networking jobs:   “social networking” Job Trends “social networking” jobs [...]

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