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IDE.735#7: Clark’s Classification of Simulation Genres
This is the first one I played: a McDonald’s game that is an example of interactive spreadsheets. I can’t figure out why the word spreadsheets is used but according to Clark, it’s because some form of statistical feedback is given through numbers, charts or graphs. Here’s a mini-game I played – Howard Dean’s Recruitment Campaign. Quite fun and addictive. Another mini game. Was quite difficult to play though. I kept not being able to serve the right beer to the customer. This one is a branching story sim. I wasn’t…
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IDE.735#6: An emerging mindmap
My brain synapses are not connecting very well; isolated ideas roam helter-skelter looking for a node to connect. All the readings I’ve done – not enough I’d venture to say – have been so random, not in order. Instead of moving from core to optional, I’ve been desperately trying to put out bush fires to cope with the numerous discussion forums (fora?). I realize I’m just bombarding my poor brain with all sorts of ideas about games, simulations and all the new vocabulary and nothing is getting ordered in any…
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IDE 735#3: Gaming in Education
I was desperately squeezing time in today during work to prepare my presentation for tonight. I could only do one anyway. There’s no time to do anything when one has a full schedule at work. This course really ought to be more spread out. There is hardly time to read and reflect on all the good stuff. Are they thinking only fulltime students should take this course? Better planning next time please, IDDE. My boss saw me struggling to prepare my presentation. Thankfully he was understanding and showed me how…
