Monthly Archives: December 2008

More on PS3 Home

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Bart Pursel

I finally had a chance to checkout the PS Home virtual environment yesterday at a friend’s house. The service has gone through a few hiccups since launch, but appears to be stable now. Initial impressions? It looks visually appealing. That’s … Continue reading →

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PS3 HOME Finally Launches

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Bart Pursel

Last week PS3 Home finally went live. I say finally because it was originally schedule to be released over a year ago. So what exactly is PS3 Home? PlayStation Home , also called just Home, is a community-based service for … Continue reading →

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Measuring engagement in games

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Bart Pursel

My first attempts at a PhD study provided great learning experiences, but ultimately did not work out. Why? Well, in proposal 1 I wanted to study motivation and engagement as it pertains to educational simulations. Not the easiest stuff to … Continue reading →

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Online course taught as a Role Playing Game (RPG)

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Bart Pursel

Brian pointed this out today via Twitter: David Wiley of Brigham Young University is structuring his course similar to a role playing game, where students take on the role of an artisan, a bard, a merchant, or a monk (typical … Continue reading →

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