Monthly Archives: October 2007

Misconceptions of games in education

I currently have the pleasure of playing through IBM’s Business Process Management (BPM) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) game, Innov8. I met with a colleague who also had a chance to see the demo, talk to the IBM team, and … Continue reading

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Multiverse

A student and I have been taking a close look at Multiverse this week along with Google SketchUp. The good news? Both appear to be free for educators looking to experiment. We’re hopefully going to have a Multiverse server up … Continue reading

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A lot to think about

In the midst of a Second Life meeting today, my IM heated up with news of Google tools making their way into Virtual Worlds. It appears Multiverse is the platform that will work (supposedly) with Google SketchUp and possibly other … Continue reading

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MMO TV

Over a year ago, I authored a lengthy blog post about World of Warcraft TV. I still think a HUGE untapped market exists for this sort of thing. I just noticed a comment from Steve today on that particular post…it … Continue reading

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Reflections on a Second Life Event

We held our first second life event last Friday, a “Build Your Own Motorcycle” event. The numbers weren’t staggering (we had 3 entries), but overall I think it was a success. We had five IST faculty members as judges along … Continue reading

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A Good Day for Educational Gaming

It’s a very rare day I get to see TWO prototypes of promising educational games. A colleague, Wade, found two library-themed games from Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center. The games seem to focus on Librarian training. I’m guessing (could be … Continue reading

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