Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with X
I don't have a Facebook or a X account
|
Scooped by
Peter Mellow
onto Gamification, education and our children |
Scoop.it!
With the coronavirus shutdown, Ruhi is at home and playing online games more than usual. This also means she's copping more abuse online.
|
Gamification, education and our children
Gamification and education Curated by Peter Mellow |
Your new post is loading...
|
|
Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity |
Scoop.it!
Hi there and welcome to Gamification, education and our children. I hope you enjoy the articles that I have chosen here.
Use the 'Search in Topic' menu above (funnel icon top right of window) to find topics you may be interested in.
Please feel free to add comments in the 'Reactions' button at the bottom of each article.
Enjoy! :-)
Remember that there are many pages of links here, see the full list of pages at the bottom of this page! Also, please feel free to suggest any good resources on the web that you have found. Email me at: kiwirip@me.com
Peter Mellow
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Researchers believe about 100,000 Australian teenagers are clinically addicted to video games, amid concern game companies are using tactics that make it harder for people to play in moderation.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Minecraft's biggest tournament is entering its fourth season and it's being run by a Scottish YouTuber.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Minecraft's biggest tournament is entering its fourth season and it's being run by a Scottish YouTuber.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
The handheld console introduced millions to the joy of video games, and remains one of the best-selling consoles ever
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Retro video games and aesthetics are having a moment, but it’s not just gen X and older millennials reliving their heyday: younger millennials and gen Z are getting in on the nostalgia too
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Sir Demis Hassabis, co-founder of AI firm DeepMind, says parents should encourage children's passions.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
A small team of skilled players set themselves a near-impossible task: to complete every level of Super Mario Maker before Nintendo shut its servers. Did they manage it?
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
SypherPK has helped make gamer Cath an online hit and she now has nearly 10,000 followers.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
For Lismore resident Kane, Dungeons and Dragons is 'the best game in the world'.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Once the centre of fear campaigns, the classic tabletop experience is now more popular than ever – and even Australian educators are rolling with it
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Why the war between the big games console makers may be coming to an end.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Amid a recruitment struggle, branches are using huge hits like Fortnite as marketing tools. Some veterans see the practice as unethical – especially given the age of the gaming audience
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
In its first survey of the video game industry, the advocacy group GLAAD determined that few console games include queer characters.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Genuine moral dilemmas are frustratingly rare in gaming – change that, and we could learn more about ourselves than any book might teach us
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Media ownership has increasingly diminished as music, television and film consumers have settled into streaming. As gaming subscriptions grow, a similar transition is inevitable.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Many English teachers are thinking seriously about how gaming applies in their classrooms. But opinions are divided about how to approach it.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
The survival game started as a meme and became a miracle for its developers, who have insisted they are not copying the popular Nintendo series.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Why are we drawn to video games where we have to complete tasks that, in real life, may be unappealing or boring? Here are four games that show how the mundane can be made extraordinary and surreal.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Why are we drawn to video games where we have to complete tasks that, in real life, may be unappealing or boring? Here are four games that show how the mundane can be made extraordinary and surreal.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
A 13-year-old from Oklahoma appears to have finally done the nearly impossible: beat Tetris.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
A mind-boggling achievement in a classic video game reveals wider lessons about the extreme limits of human performance – and how we can extend them.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Transgender people have turned to games, some with robust character creators, as places where they can safely express themselves.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
Working with an eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, University of Melbourne researchers have co-designed a bespoke video game controller.
|
|
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Scoop.it!
This was a brilliant year for gaming. Here are a few titles that are a blast to play — plus plenty of hardware upgrades gamers will love.
