I thought to look on the web for some Inform 7 Beginner Guides, and stumbled upon a Wikibook Beginner’s Guide to Inform 7. It has some sample code for stories, AND it gives lots of examples and explains what language structure Inform needs in order to translate properly. Could’ve come in handy a few weeks [...]

In the Second Life project, I have to say that I can not live in SL without Cathy and Peggy’s coaching. The new participants in SL indeed need coaches or job aids to explore the fantasy world . Here is the official guide of Second Life that Bernie mentioned in the class. Book Description Link [...]

A Wii bit dangerousWii is a bit dangours if you see recent news.This is a blog with videos talking about “Never play Wii with sweaty hands.” What is Wii? (reference:wikipedia)The Wii is a video game console released by Nintendo.The console was previously known by its project code name of Revolution, and is the successor to [...]

The makers of the online role-playing game There.com would like you to believe that their online getaway is THE place to be. Not only that but they are betting that once you ARE there you will fork over real cash to buy virtual items like hip clothes and floating surf boards. (There calls them hoverboards.) [...]

A training system has been developed for doctors raised on computer games on consoles like PlayStation.Read more

Perhaps someone’s stumbled on this already… Sounds interesting Cyber Nations“Welcome to Cyber Nations, a nation simulation game. Create a nation anywhere in the world and decide how you will rule your people by choosing a government type, a national religion, ethnicity, tax rate, currency type, and more in this new geo-political, nation, and government simulator. [...]

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I found this article interesting. It is about a video game that helps young people learn financial responsibility .Wells Fargo Bank has introduced a pilot project of an online video game built inside Second Life. The pilot project, known as Stagecoach Island, invites groups of people to help them learn something about money management in [...]

I was certain that someone had already brought to our attention the presentation of Dr. John Bransford in October inside Second Life, but after checking all the blogs, I did not see an entry. The presentation is a great example of learning inside Second Life. He combines the immersive direct experience of the 3D environment [...]

Health Info IslandHere’s an interesting podcast about Educational and Non-Profit uses of Second Life. Carol Perryman, a PhD candidate at UNC, is developing the Health Info Island project, a medical library and virtual hospital in Second Life. There is a vast amount of medical info on the web that can be overwhelming to sift through [...]

I try to not let my 3-year-old watch too much T.V., but when I do it’s almost always a PBS kids show. She loves all the characters like Clifford, Caillou, and yes, even Barney, the big purple dorky dinosaur. We have discovered a new realm of PBS and their online resources for parents and kids.At [...]

On T-mobile website, I saw the latest promotion plan- my favorite 5 , and there is a performance support tool called My Faves. By answering the questions step by step, you can find out who are your 5 favorites in the daily ife. This makes me think about the performance support tool example-the best dog [...]