The article Why Oregon Trail Is Still Perfect For Your Classroom by Lisi Gopin (http://www.edudemic.com/why-oregon-trail-is-still-perfect-for-your-classroom/), is a great explanation for teachers as to why gaming is a good technique to use in the classroom that is sure to educate students. When most people think about games they think about the typical games: card games, board games, …
Jason Nolan & Melanie McBride (2014) “Beyond gamification: reconceptualizing game-based learning in early childhood environments,” Information, Communication & Society 17:5, 594-608. REVIEWED by Emily Chadwell This article discusses the idea that children aged 3-10 are the ideal age where we can see the successful implementations of gaming in an educational scenario. The idea is that ramification causes …
Burns, Thomas A. “‘THE GAME OF LIFE’: IDEALISM, REALITY AND FANTASY IN THE NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY VERSIONS OF A MILTON BRADLEY GAME.” Canadian Review of American Studies 9, no.1 (January 1978): 50-83. Reviewed by Laura Hergenroeder In 1860 Milton Bradley released the Checkered Game of Life, and in 1960 released an updated version called The …
Luckily, I had the opportunity to interview the older brother of one of my best friends who works in the video game industry. My questions are labeled with “DD” and his responses are labeled with “TG.” DD– How long have you been playing video games? TG– I’ve been playing video games since the late 1980s. …
Hall, Mark A. and Forsyth, Katherine, “Roman rules? The introduction of board games to Britain and Ireland.” Antiquity, Dec2011, Vol. 85 Issue 330, p1325 Reviewed by: Maxwell Burke The article I found was about board games that were discovered in Ireland and England but originated during the Roman Empire. The article discusses how there were two …
Michael Thomsen, “Cheating: Video Games’ Moral Imperative”; http://thefanzine.com/cheating-video-games-moral-imperative/ (5/23/2014) Reviewed by: Matthew Ryan Kendall Cheating in video games has been going on since video games first started arriving into the market. Players cheat for 2 reasons; one because of a behavioral struggle to constantly be in control over all outcomes. They are interested in having an …
Review of: Andy Hjelmeland, The Games People Play, Legalized Gambling (1998) Reviewed by: Daniel Williams The competitive nature of gaming has been around since the beginning of time and in this society a winner and a loser must be chosen in each event. Many times a wager or bet is placed between competitors for high stakes in the …
Review of: Reese, Curt, and Terri Wells. 2007. “Teaching Academic Discussion Skills with a Card Game.” Simulation & Gaming 38, no. 4: 546-555. ERIC, EBSCOhost (accessed May 21, 2014). Review by Amy Cobos Can Card Games Be Educational? Gamification within classroom has become the hottest new craze in the educational realm. Many schools are …
Allison, Tanine. 2010. “The World war II Video Game, Adaptation, and Postmodern History.” Literature Film Quarterly 38, no. 3: 183-193. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed May 16, 2014). Review by: Brian Elmore In the world of video games, the genre of games often tends to go in phases just like movies. For example, the zombie …
Karla R. Hamlen, “Negotiating Students’ Conceptions of ‘Cheating’ in Video Games and in School” Reviewed by: Michael Weldon Technology use, and video game play in particular, occupies a large amount of time in a typical teenager’s life. Methods of learning and playing video games differ from that of traditional learning settings in that it is …