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Teaching Game Design, Part I

March 7, 2011 Jess 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, the inimitable Annika Waern started a discussion online about teaching game analysis. I’ve been thinking about…

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Posted in: Teaching Filed under: game design, teaching, tgd

Reading List 2011 (6/40)

March 4, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

Ah, glorious books! The Sociological Imagination, C. Wright Mills Warbreaker, Brandon Sanderson Project Happily Ever After, Alisa Bowman Equally Shared…

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Posted in: Reading List Filed under: books

A Reader’s iPad, Part Two

March 1, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

I’ve been reading on the iPad for almost a month now. Here are some more things I’ve noticed, in no…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: books, ipad, technology

Match Three, Feel Better

February 22, 2011 Jess 1 Comment

I’ve been saying for a while that “games for mental health” are the next big frontier in serious games, ever…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: mental health, Research

Reading List 2011 (5/34)

February 18, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

Recent reading: The Invisible Heart, Nancy Folbre Liar’s Poker, Michael Lewis Daybreak – 2250 AD, Andre Norton Breed to Come,…

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Posted in: Reading List Filed under: books

Collegiality and Consequences

February 17, 2011 Jess 1 Comment

The thoughtful and courageous Courtney Stanton has recently gone from “very excellent” to “extraordinarily excellent” in my personal estimation. (Want to…

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Posted in: Games, Think Tank Filed under: academia, industry, mentoring

Achievements, Distilled

February 15, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

Oh hell yes. Greg Barker has written an absolutely terrific article summarizing his insights on achievement design. He’s got some…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: achievements, games, gamification, project

Valentine’s Play

February 14, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

If you know me, you know that I’m in love. I wake up every day delighted to spend my life…

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Posted in: Games, Think Tank Filed under: coercion, feminism, love, play, relationships

Judging Others, Judging Oneself

February 9, 2011 Jess 1 Comment

Periodically, students approach me for my opinion on who should be their academic advisor, or who to invite to their…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: academia, personality, relationships

A Reader’s iPad

February 4, 2011 Jess 4 Comments

I’ve thought for some time that an iPad would be the perfect e-reading device for me. Now that I’ve acquired…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: academia, books, ipad, technology

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