I have started of several gamification talks telling the story of my then 7 year old son getting into a…
Social Distance Learning, or So You Want to Record Your Lectures, huh?
I have been Recording and “Flipping” my lectures in some variation for almost a decade. This is all completely anecdotal…
How to Set Up Virtual Office Hours with Google Meet
Update 4/3/20: Since I posted this Google made some updates for teacher accounts. Apparently “nicknamed” Meets will close after the…
Pandemic Creator comments on Covid-19
I came across this today. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5501557?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&__twitter_impression=true I didn’t have time to watch the video but did read the text. I’m…
Every. Dang. Day.
Years ago I was flipping through radio stations on a very long drive and stumbled upon the Tony Kornheiser show.…
“U Mad Bro?”: Why Ninja’s Wrong about Gamer Anger and Feedback Loops
Ninja is (used to be?) a Twitch Streamer and is a celebrity known mostly for being a video game player.…
Widget Boom Game Post-Mortem: The Downside of Competition
Ho Boy… did I make some students upset… The last couple of days I had my students play Widget Boom…
Your (Final) Fantasy Valentine Access
Vincent Valentine… Was there a cooler character in 1990s video games? Probably… I don’t have a list but Final Fantasy…
Circle Time: Internal Motivators and UnEssays
We have hit the time of year where some of my game mechanic tricks are starting to be less effective.…
