Monthly Archives: February 2010

Game UI Analysis

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Bart Pursel

Game designer Marcus Andrews recently authored a nice user-interface (UI) article over on gamasutura. The article breaks down UIs from several popular games over the last few years, including Far Cry 2, Team Fortress 2, Dead Space and World of … Continue reading →

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Virtual Learning Worlds listed in Top 50 Edu-blogs

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Bart Pursel

I was recently alerted that Virtual Learning Worlds was ranked in the top 50 educational blogs for 2010 by Sir Learnalot’s Knowledge Blog, which appears to be part of a site dealing with online college rankings. I can’t say I’ve … Continue reading →

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Learning in 3D by Kapp and O’Driscoll

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Bart Pursel

As part of the Learning in 3D Blog Book Tour, I wanted to focus on a few themes that I’ve encountered during my time working with, and researching, different types of virtual worlds. Instead of focusing on a specific chapter … Continue reading →

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Valve’s Steam – stats

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Bart Pursel

Valve recently announced some statistics around Steam, their digital distribution system (and so much more) for games. Userbase: over 25 million Peak concurrent users for 2009: 2.5 million Sales increase in 2009 over 2008: 205% What astonishes me is the … Continue reading →

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