Archive for November, 2008

winning the information game (part one)

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in games and learning | No Comments »

This is an unpublished piece I wrote last spring. It clearly is out of date, but I want to finish the thought. What I'm posting here is the original fragment. ... Read more..

A Portal to Student Learning: What instruction librarians can learn from video game design

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in games, games and learning, presentations, publications | No Comments »

My article on Portal and learning from game design has been published in the most recent issue of Reference Services Review. This was the paper I presented at the LOEX ... Read more..

Fallout 3: Impressions

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in games | No Comments »

Fallout has impacted my thoughts on violence mostly as a counterpoint to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I didn't really get San Andreas. I was *interested* in the game and ... Read more..

Violence in Games: unjustified

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in games | No Comments »

This third general category of games is a bit more difficult for me to nail down. Games where the player is the good guy using might for right are easy ... Read more..