... worth the trip for the training conference. Already have many dinner plans for a few evenings, good time to see old friends and I got a lot done for my three presentations on the plane. In honor of the conference, look for me to be blogging at the conference blog Training Tech Solution . And if you are thinking about adding games, simulations or Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Play Games better known as MMORPGs, to your training agenda...check out the editor's letter written by Lorri Freifeld called Editor's Note: Game Plan which discusses concepts related to games and simulations.

Mark Oehlert kindly invited me to contribute to the Great ILS Challenge at DevLearn 08 . Now I wasn't able to get to the event, but I did submit some slides describing my ideas for a game that would "reveal the 'ethical truth' of a person". You can see my slides on SlideShare here . They should be self-explanatory. But of course the real fun is that so many others contributed quite different ideas based on their own perspectives. For those that contributed ... . A design challenge likes this makes for a really fascinating conference session. I hope Mark won't mind if I suggest ...

Here are the resources for my presentation at the SAME-TEC 2008 14th Annual Conference . These are focused on the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math related subjects (STEM). First is a web site called HA Games. This web site, which requires a login, has games focused on Algebra, Physics and the Periodic Table. Here is a screen capture from the game called AlgebraArcade. You can also check out games based on Nobel Prize winning research . These games cover the topics of physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, peace and economics. This game ...

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OK...here is a HUGE list of conferences, primarily developed with a focus on games, simulations etc. I am in the ... and will get back with the link to that as soon as we get that created. Thanks!! Game Developers Conference 2009 ... ; ADL sponsored Games + Mobile Forum @ LA Games Conference 2008 May 21-22, 2008 Army DL & Gaming Working Group ... ://www.fitc.ca Digital Media Conference June 26, 2008 Washington, DC, http://www.digitalmediaconference.com Games, Learning ... 10, 2008 http://www.applyseriousgames.com/ 12th International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, ...

This has been a busy conference week for me. On Monday, I attended the 55th Annual Society for Technical Communication conference in Philadephia, PA. You can see the conference web site here. I was only at the conference briefly but ... presentation and the presentations of many of the of the folks who lead sessions at the Materials page of the STC Conference page ... presentation, a delightful discussion and I thank her for including me in the conference. You can check out her Blog at ... before in Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get to Work. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets ...

Since I'll be liveblogging, I figured I'd share my goals for this particular conference: - I'm seeing a series of sessions on XML and one session on ActionScript in eLearning. Silke Fleicher is also doing a session on Captivate 3. Anything that will help improve my technical chops is a good thing. - Learn more about adding a games approach to our ... eLearning Guild conference and have not seen him speak yet - You GOTTA go to this one!!!!! - Liveblog as much as possible ... eLearning Guild Pageflakes to see all of the other takes on this conference.

During my recent conference in San Francisco (shown above), Gordon Snyder, Jr. the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the National Center for Telecommunication Technologies (NCTT) gave a great presentation on MMORPGS and how they can be used in community colleges and training programs. He mentioned a number of uses of Second Life and how it can be used to help teach math and science concepts. During the subseqent discussion, someone mentioned that she ... current paradigms into new educational frontiers. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... committee and the conference and speakers looks promising. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process: IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2009 Barcelona, Spain, 26 to 28 February 2009 * Keynote Speakers ... Hiroaki Ogata , Dept. of Information Science and Intelligent Systems, University of Tokushima, Japan * Conference ... learning opportunity. The IADIS Mobile Learning 2009 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the discussion and ... . * Format of the Conference The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of ...

... called It's all Fun and Games and then...Students Learn. Here is a YouTube advert for the conference. Off ... Today I am off to the SAME-TEC conference in Austin, TX . The conference is a combination of three National Science Foundation (NSF) Centers. My job is to evaluate the conference for the NCTT Center for which I serve as an external evaluator (which I have done for several years.) For this conference, I have created evaluation instruments focused on the transfer of the knowledge from faculty at the conference to their students when they return in the fall. I talk ...

I hear Boston is beautiful in April. Better than that, the greatest collection of learning professionals will be at The eLearning Guild 2007 Annual Gathering . If you haven't heard, the Guild recently released an absolutely amazing report titled: Immersive Learning Simulations (ILS) The demand for, and demands of, simulations, scenarios, and serious games Don't forget the long list of other reports including Future Directions in eLearning and many, many more. The Guild is a community of practice putting incredible resources behind the members it serves.

This past week, I had the good fortune to be able to present at the SALT conference. SALT is the Society for Applied Learning Technology. I presented on Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning (of course). My session was well attended ... conferences are great, I got to meet, in person, Natalie with whom I've only ever worked virtually. And I got to know a little ... , Gamechambers, Inc. He showed how the Army game Project office is implementing a live-fire virtual training program that combines projector hardware, video game screens and heat sensitive walls to provide a simulated urban combat environment ...

... really, Chris made me realize that I had left out a few things from some previous posts around Better Conferences and Conference Breakout Sessions . 1. Entertaining Keynote vs. Content Rich Keynote Chris tells us - The opening ... classic final-day conference letdown. Why do half of the participants always disappear before the final day of a conference ... , it's only half a day. And conference organizers know that this happens. Not sure what you can do about this? Is ... Chris attended that session). Thanks to everyone for redirecting me via Conference Breakout Sessions . 4. Waiting ...

Ive ever been to at any conference - the Game Design Challenge session at the Game Developers Conference. Man! This ... Better Conferences - Response Needed : eLearning Technology Im pretty sure its not just me... I believe we can build better conferences. And, I need you to help by ... suggestions for what youd like to see in future conferences (add comment). If you dont vote, then well assume you either will never go to a conference or think that every conference is just great as it is. I am talking to conference ...

This morning I had the pleasure of doing a keynote session with Elliott Masie. True to form we agreed to just riff…and that we did.. I think it went quite well and I had a lot of folks come up after the session to say they got something out of it. Elliott is pulling out all the stops this year. There is an ARG (Alternate Reality Game) that David Metcalf and his crew are running called Dream Corp. Also, Ann DeMarle’s students at Champlain college are building a game in real time during the conference to deal with the issues of teleworking. Finally, being the king of ...

... this week. I was at a conference, 2 of the other members (including the Director) were at a local training, and one was ... - learning solutions Any conference - do a presentation. Awards - LINGOs - Volunteer of the Year: Rose Jorgenson ... of registration. Gaming and Storytelling big issues - getting the next generation engaged. (trying this ...

The thing I love and hate about conferences like this is the number of great ideas I'm given. I love the intellectual and creative rush of seeing other people's work and how they did it. I hate that I have no time to go play and attempt to implement some of these ideas in my own world. So here's my list of things I want to do over the next year or so as ... game. Mark Henry gave some really solid advice for planning and designing an educational game. He uses a fairly ... but will effect their effort. (Game variables and algorithm) o How important it is to the business that the ...

... search engine optimization. And a marketing game and MyBestDay eCards. The solution they offered included a discussion board, wiki, blog and a chatroom. __ CAC Digest Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... great conference day...storm and all. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and ... As part II of my week at conferences, I am now at the Innovations in E-Learning Conference held at George Mason University in Virginia. This is a small venue with about 250 people which makes it a great conference, small intimate and ... turns out she is blogging the conference and doing a fantastic job. I don' know how she types so fast. Check out ... , Games and Gizmos and Stephen Downes keynote, Light, Agile and Flexible as well as a mobile learning presentation ...

I'm attending the Interservice /Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ ITSEC ) which is the premier conference for the DoD on all things simulation and training related. It's always an enjoyable conference. The ... conference is " Maintaining the Edge. Transforming the Force ". Today (which was actually the second day of the conference, but ... service; and two paper sessions on games and learning. Some of the topics that were discussed... 1. Distributed Learning ... proprietary systems that are causing the field to take "steps back". 3. Game-based learning - Both the ...

... fledged conferences (with paid attendance); has created a business and development arm, and is currently the largest Second ... because it is cool because of bandwidth because of games Alan is a dog (in SL he adds). photographically lists virtual ... thinking. some skeptical thoughts: the graphics are okay, but not up to gaming standards. gamers think: there is nothing to do (okay, not like game scenario's) fearful people do not like the learning curve, the technology keeps people away, you ... will become commonly used in the educational sphere (f.e. serious games...) In Jan 2006 they developed a SL ...

... from room Palm 4 at Hilton, Orlando, Florida Brent looks a bit tired after a energy filled conference that has been ... 2D barcodes is limited only by your imagination 2. Mobile devices - formerly known as phones - will define the game ...

... generated content, gaming exploding, let's play tag - the long tail, wikimedia - the writeable web. Gaming is the big deal, IBM is designing there new applications around game structures, it is BIG. the internet is INTELLIGENT: ajax, ...

I'm currently sitting at the Orlando airport getting ready to head back home from a great I/ITSEC conference. Today was spent wrapping up on the expo floor. Although I always wish that I had more time to spend with some of the vendors, I did manage to cover the entire explo floor. I attended one paper session on experiential learning. Ironically, the presenter was a colleague I use to work with at the National Defense University while I was at CTC. It wasn't planned ... years of attendence), I've realized how small the simulation and game community is. Probably the reason I did not get ...

Great audience for the Keynote at the PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Conference. We had over 100 attendees at the keynote. They were engaged and active. We had fun with the subject and they recognized many of the traits I discussed in both ... before but it deserves another posting.) The conference is a good event. I was able to see a number of alumni ... my posting Links Related to PA /DE/NJ DLA Conference Keynote or just scroll down to the next entry on this blog. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

I got an email the other day from a listserv. I actually have no idea how I am on this mailing list (I suspect it is from a conference I attended in the past). Regardless, the title caught my eye, "Four modes of Experiential Learning". It goes on to provide a brief 2-3 sentences on each of the four modes: 1. Simulations 2. Scenarios 3. Case Studies 4. Mirror Worlds The last one particularly caught my eye. At first I was a little excited, because I thought this was going to be a new experiential learning tool that I could add to my arsenal. Turns out that it is just another term for an ...

This weekend, I spent my time in Hilton Head Island at a conference evaluating a National Science Foundation (NSF) project called Plastics Resources for Educator's Project. The PREP project , as it is called, was started over 10 years ago to develop Reusable Learning Objectives (RLOs) in the area of plastics education. The project has since spurred a ... presenting on a plastics certification program. At the conference, the topics of for credit plastics education, non-credit ... thought of as old or not glamorous. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

Just got done with a presentation titled "Games and the Gamer Generation: Realities, Myths, Traits and Training. Are ... most of the audience thought the Hottest Selling Kid's PC Game from May 2004 to June 2006 was Roller Coaster Tycoon. It ... in my categorization of video games and the gamers...I really thought I was covering male and female gamers equally ... feedback on the presention as well lest you think it was all negative. (recommending I come back next conference ... born before 1960 included.) __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

Raph Koster, at the last Game Developers Conference ( 1 , 2 ), shocked a few people when after showing pictures of Club Penguin and Second Life - he juxtaposed those with images of Darfur and Haiti. His point was to ask why game developers are doing what they do - and if they were perhaps squandering the potential of this powerful medium in which they were engaged. Seems that Tim O'Reilly is now asking the same question of the Web 2.0 world. At the latest Web 2.0 Expo in New York, O'Reilly asked that in the face of global warming, a growing income gap and the ...

Epistemic Games: Building the future of education is the website. How Computer Games Help Children ... the real world" And from the Introduction David writes: "...education...is not about computeres and video games ... PhD is given by Ken Robinson at the TED conference. Watch it here. But back to the book... James does a great ... young gaming research subjects (but not in the book): "School is just a game. I'm just not very good at 'School'". Maybe you didn't use these exact words but you can't tell me that you didn't learn to "game the system" while growing ...