media | Liam O'Donnell

Cube World: the next video game your students will be talking about

by liam | Aug 15, 2013 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, media, Teacher's Guide, video games

This coming school year, teachers and parents could be hearing talk of a brand new game inspired by Minecraft, but adding role-playing game (RPG) elements that so many kids (and adults!) love. That game is Cube World. It’s currently in Alpha mode and not...

Seeing E-books from three sides: why writers, readers and teachers win

by liam | Jul 10, 2013 | comics, education, literacy, media, writing news

If you haven’t already noticed, e-books have kinda knocked the whole publishing industry on its head. I haven’t written much about those changes around here, but I think about it a lot. That’s because I’m in the lucky position to see these...

Interview: GamingEdus and Autism at Squag.com

by liam | Jul 2, 2013 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, literacy, media, video games, virtual worlds

Last week, I chatted with Sara Winters from Squag.com about the GamingEdus Minecraft server and some of our amazing players who are on the spectrum. In case you don’t know (and I didn’t until Sara contacted me), Squag.com is a curated online experience...

Alternative Texts in Schools: Future of Videogames = History of Comics

by liam | Jun 29, 2013 | comics, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, Teacher's Guide, video games

I spent much of June talking to teachers and other folks about video games in schools. I spoke about play and alternative texts with amazing educators at the recent 2013 COCA Retreat. And I had a blast at the Academy of the Impossible talking digital learning and...

More Multi-School Minecraft Mayhem (& Learning) coming to the Academy of the Impossible

by liam | Jun 3, 2013 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, video games, virtual worlds

I’m very excited to announce that myself and my GamingEdus pals will be returning to the amazing Academy of the Impossible for another night of Minecraft Mayhem & Learning. It all happens at 7pm on June 20th and if you’re reading this, then...