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July 12, 2007

Games Learning and Society Conference

July 12, 2007

So I'm here at day 1 of the GLS conference. James Paul Gees opening talk was interesting, it covered alot of the ground my talk tomorrow will cover (is this good or bad?). He liked the phrase 'Fail Early, Fail Often' which is what games allow us to do. This he argued was a good way to learn but ...

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July 17, 2007

Setting up a meeting for forming project consortiums around MUVE

July 17, 2007

Just wondering if I have missed something but have any dates and a venue been setup to continue the discussions on possible projects in the MUVE area? - following on from the discussions in Manchester. If not I am happy to host a meeting here at Adastral Park (near Ipswich) but it would have to be before 27th July ...

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New Media Literacy’s

July 17, 2007

Henry Jenkins gave an insightful talk on day two of the Games Learning and Society conference about New Media Literacy’s. As with much of the conference the focus was on secondary school level education but as the discussion brought out, the general principles apply at all levels.  The ‘digital divide’ is no longer such a big ...

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July 19, 2007

Dates for an MUVE cluster f2f meeting

July 19, 2007

I've put an meetomatic in place for the last two weeks of August which seem to be favorite for a cluster meeting. Please goto and fill in the days you can do.We can choose a venue when we have a date. Plus we can buy some nice cakes for ...

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July 20, 2007

Eduserv study of UK HE and FE developments in Second Life

July 20, 2007

Eduserv has just released John Kirriemuir's snapshot of Second Life educational developments in the UK: just had a quick scan through it, but it looks like it provides a very useful overview of current SL ...

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July 29, 2007

MUVE meetings in August

July 29, 2007

There are two meetings lined up in August for anyone keen to discuss MUVE projects and bids. Second Life Meeting:Date:Monday 20th AugustLocation:Leeds Met sim,Second Life. noon BST. Real Life Meeting:Date:Tuesday 21th AugustLocation:H919H-BuildingCivic QuarterCalverley StreetLeeds Metropolitan UniversityLS1 noon BST.Lunch provided. Please indicate below if you plan to ...

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