by liam | Oct 14, 2013 | comics, literacy, media, video games, writing news
It’s locked down and online. No more edits. No more tweaking. Time to step back and let go. Yesterday, I uploaded the final version of Ganked: Geeked Out Mysteries #1 to Smashwords, iTunes, Barnes & Noble and Kobo (it will be on Amazon on Oct 18th). The...
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...
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...
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...
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...