A 2012 report by the New Media Consortium identified “game-based learning” as one of the major trends affecting education in the next five years.
Game on! More reason to explore engagement mechanics in what we do.
Let children play games that are not educational in their free time. Personally, I’d rather my children played Cookie Doodle or Cut the Rope on my iPhone while waiting for the subway to school than do multiplication tables to a beep-driven soundtrack. Then, once they’re in the classroom, they can challenge themselves.
Cut the Rope is actually an excellent problem-solving game that I suspect has excellent value for kids… and adults alike.
IllumiRoom Projects Images Beyond Your TV for an Immersive Gaming Experience (by MicrosoftResearch)
IllumiRoom is a proof-of-concept Microsoft Research project designed to push the boundary of living room immersive entertainment by blending our virtual and physical worlds with projected visualizations.
Man… I would love to get back into console gaming. But priorities are different now. =)
Wreck-It Ralph Trailer (by PromotingMovies)
Disney take moviegoers on a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping journey in “Wreck-It Ralph.”
Looks like fun and plays on my nostalgia.
This is a difficult mode.
Same guy (David Kraftsow) as the Live QVC datamosh. Clever dude.
First, watch the video. And then ask yourself if you noticed anything different. Like who’s that kid.
Then scroll down…
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Jack Black Pit Fall Boy (by mythbusta)
Watch it again.
Super Mario Bros. NEXTGEN AAA (via virtjk)
This would actually suck. The original sound was a part of the Mario brand… and, hence, a part of the fun. Just goes to show you the power of audio.
Dead Island: Official Announcement Trailer (via IGNentertainment)
Simply phenomenal. Great concept and execution. The post on IGN is right… “watch it… and then watch it again.”
