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Space-Themed Games – Space Race Blast Off – NASA Multi-player Game on Facebook

Posted on January 31, 2012 by bat

NASA have created a web-based “game” to test knowledge of science, maths and technology. It is called “Space Race Blast Off“. NASA Press Release (30-Jan-2012) Facebook App URL: http://apps.facebook.com/spacerace Stand-alone Flash App: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/spacerace/

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Space-Themed Games – Orbiter

Posted on January 30, 2012 by bat

Orbiter – Space Flight Simulator is a realistic simulation, using real world physics to provide a fun and educationally informative environment for flying spacecraft near the Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond. It was created by Martin Schweiger at UCL, and … Continue reading →

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Space-Themed Games – NASA Moonbase Alpha

Posted on January 30, 2012 by bat

Another space-themed game with an educational purpose is “Moonbase Alpha” created for NASA’s Immersive Education programme and provides a game scenario with 20 minutes of play set on a hypothetical lunar outpost in 3D immersive setting. This is a proof … Continue reading →

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Space-Themed Games – Entropia Universe

Posted on January 30, 2012 by bat

Mindark’s Entropia Universe is a space-themed MMORPG in which a player is transported to Planet Calypso by a shuttle, given a basis settlers suit and not much else. A lot has to be learned in terms of skills, trade and … Continue reading →

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Gee Learning Principles and Experience in Various Games

Posted on March 14, 2012 by bat

I have begun to more systematically think about how the 36 Learning Principles noted by James Paul Gee (2003) apply in the range of games we have been exploring during the IDGBL course, and in my own studies of space-themed … Continue reading →

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Game Design Preliminaries

Posted on March 2, 2012 by bat

I have been thinking about the game design asessment since Christmas. It is my style to make notes and get ideas flowing early on and collect assets before seriously starting any work element. I had originally thought a game using … Continue reading →

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Space Themed Games for Learning

Posted on January 16, 2012 by bat

Space themed games are a very popular genre. I find space themes intrinsically interesting, as do many other people. From the very earliest console games with simple graphics such as Space Invaders and even non-graphical “in the mind” space adventures … Continue reading →

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MoonWorld Mission – Team Pythagoras

Posted on January 24, 2012 by bat

Mission to Timocharis region on the Moon. Ai Austin – Team Captain KaronMcB – Explorer indrimagri – Explorer Kimberley Pascal – Explorer MoonWorld Virtual Field Work: http://moonworld.cet.edu/ and http://www.avatrian.com/moonworld/ Mission Data Team Pythagoras Journal and Logs Teleport to Moon Orbit … Continue reading →

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MoonWorld – Initial Experience and Analysis

Posted on January 24, 2012 by bat

We can look at MoonWorld from the perspective of Gee’s (2007) 36 Learning Principles. References Gee, J.P. (2007) What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy, revised edition, Palgrave Macmillan. Reese, D. D. (2008) GaME design for … Continue reading →

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MoonWorld – Virtual World for Inquiry and Planetary Geology Field Work

Posted on January 19, 2012 by bat

MoonWorld in Second Life – http://moonworld.cet.edu/ – is a space themed virtual field trip style game encouraging the study of rocks and geology. It provides a lunar simulation in a 3D virtual environment and was funded by NASA. The instructional … Continue reading →

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MoonWorld – Virtual Fieldwork in Second Life – Study of Lunar Rocks and Geology

Posted on January 17, 2012 by bat

MoonWorld in Second Life is a space themed virtual field trip style game encouraging the study of rocks and geology. It provides a lunar simulation in a 3D virtual environment and was funded by NASA. This educational and training project … Continue reading →

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