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Transforming Museums
Alice in Wonderingland: Museums and alternate realities World Without Oil figured into a talk I gave earlier this month at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, as a guest lecturer for the UW Museology pr… more →
World Without Oil - serious game for the public good
Transforming Museums
WriTerGuy wrote 5 months ago: Alice in Wonderingland: Museums and alternate realities World Without Oil figured into a talk I gave … more →
The narrative in fiscal stimulus
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WriTerGuy wrote 10 months ago: For humans, narrative is an ineluctable part of life The always-interesting James Surowiecki’s … more →
The revolution will be massively collaborative
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WriTerGuy wrote 12 months ago: The change doesn't happen all at once Jane McGonigal blogged recently about “experience gr … more →
Immersion reality games and the immersion reality index
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WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Immersive real play, not roleplay I’ve been aware for some time that I play games differently … more →
The reality game is broken
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WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Speaking of crises, I’m trying to clean up my desk. Here’s something easy to pitch out: … more →
The future of alternate reality games
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: The ARGFest Photo Pool on Flickr I’m here at ARGFestoCon in Boston, mingling with the faithful … more →
World Without Oil: the headlines
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Friday wrapup: a month’s worth of headlines. They could all be part of the World Without Oil g … more →
Performative play
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: In this Gamasutra article, game designer Ian Bogost talks about performative play – play which has a … more →
Alternate reality games: ready for the classroom
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WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: “Games that center on realistic problems can help develop many important skills, ranging from teamwo … more →
What nobody believed (but us)
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WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: This just in from Jane McGonigal (otherwise known as mPathyTest) who’s in New York for the Sto … more →
"the future is now"
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Nina Simon works on cool museum stuff (like the Spy Museum [cue theme music]) and posted a thoughtfu … more →
The Art of Shaping the Future
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: 01SJ is the Zero One art-on-the-edge digital festival here in San Jose, and it’s chosen World … more →
And the winner is . . . up to you
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Yowza, folks. WWO is up for an Academy Award (not that Academy, its interactive sister: the Academy … more →
Jane's Agenda: Games and Happiness
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Games make us happy. A simple enough premise when the game is football or soccer or chess or Monopol … more →
WWO meets the Stockholm Challenge!
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WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Cool beans. The Stockholm Challenge has selected World Without Oil as a finalist in its 2008 program … more →
WWO Lesson Plans: Complete!
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Or almost complete, anyway – finishing touches this week. Teachers, have at it! Your comments … more →
Alternate Reality, meet Videogames
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: What can videogames learn from alternate reality games? And vice versa? Brandie Minchew summarizes t … more →
More lesson plans for high school teachers
WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: Update: Lessons 4, 5 and 6 are now online, and the last plans are in editing and will be posted soon … more →
