by liam | Jan 22, 2008 | life
It’s been a while since I’ve been tagged by a meme, but I am honoured to be tagged by Izzy Neis, who runs a great blog that helps me stay on top of what’s happening with kids and tech. In keeping with my 08 resolution to blog more, I’m going to...
by liam | Jan 18, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds
[via Virtual World News] NASA sees potential for virtual worlds as learning environments. The organization has just announced a Request for Information about developing an massively multiplayer online learning game. This is what I was talking about when I asked...
by liam | Jan 17, 2008 | literacy, media
[via terra nova] Jullian Dibble, author of the fantastic Play Money: Or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot is releasing his first book My Tiny Life as a free pdf under a Creative Commons license (you can also buy a version tied up with...
by liam | Jan 16, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media
“The flickering of the screen accompanies most of them before they go to school, when they return home, as they consume their evening meal and then – for 63%, far more than read a book each day – in bed at night. The study of five- to 16-year-olds...
by liam | Jan 15, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds
Since the proven success of Club Penguin, there’s been a wave of new virtual worlds for kids going into beta or being announced. Lego just announced they’re planning one for 2009. Buildabear.com hauled in a million users in just a month. Planet Cazmo is in...