I hate to admit it, but I actually don’t like playing e-games.  I stink at using controllers, I absolutely hate video arcade game sound effects (like nails on a chalkboard), and I can’t think of anything that would motivate me to play a game like Super Mario, WOW… even SIMs. (I really am an old [...]

In the break room at my office there’s a little kitchen. A fridge, couple of microwaves, toasters, vending machines, sink…pretty much what you’d expect.  But there’s also a secret stash of board games in one of the cupboards. Believe it or not, a board-gaming club of sorts has evolved, meeting a few times every week [...]

A few years ago, a coworker got us all reading this book – Michael Allen’s Guide to e-Learning. Does anyone remember Authorware?  Michael Allen was the creator of this flowchart-based authoring tool still (but not for much longer) available from Adobe.  These days, in addition to writing, consulting and speaking on e-learning, Dr. Allen runs [...]