by liam | Oct 5, 2013 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, Teacher's Guide, video games, virtual worlds
I’ll be yammering on about Minecraft a lot this October at the upcoming ECOO 2013 conference, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Last year’s ECOO Minecraft Madness was a lot of fun and this year promises to be bigger, better and blockier than ever before. Read on...
by liam | Sep 22, 2013 | gaming, video games, writing news
September is always a busy time for teachers and when add publishing a book to that mix, things get hectic. But fun. A lot of fun. Earlier, I posted about creating the cover for Ganked and what I learned about creativity. Now that the cover is done, I thought I was...
by liam | Aug 31, 2013 | education, gaming, Teacher's Guide, video games, writing news
I’ve written more 30 books for kids from sci-fi graphic novels to cute picture books about animals. While I’m happy with each book, I didn’t have much say about one key aspect: the cover. All that changed with Ganked: Geeked Out Mysteries #1, my new...
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...
by liam | Aug 5, 2013 | education, gamebasedlearning, Teacher's Guide, video games, virtual worlds
As Minecraft continues to storm through the world of gaming, education and everywhere else, one thing is for certain: everybody wants to create their own server! I think that is a great thing. I’ve run several servers since early 2011, through my GamingEdus...