Making games that are 1) accessible and 2) representative and inclusive can seem daunting. How does a team even begin? We've articulated 2 helpful frameworks for game developers in this open source article. intechopen.com/online-first/8… #GameDesign #SeriousGames #EducationalGames

I try to not take pleasure in the pain of others... but this made me cheer. The blatant lies told, purely to build profit and feed his outrage-fueled audience, were harmful and served as a model for other types of communications. It must stop.

Universities may have people who care about students, but the *systems* are wreaking havoc on mental health. Kids’ HS COVID years delayed their development of executive functioning, social & tech skills. “Back to normal” isn’t good enough. Fear, stress, despair are the norms. 1/2

What can U’s do? Reconsider standing policies: roommate changes, late work, minimum credit/grades for scholarships. Help faculty connect with every student, be liberal with incompletes and W’s. This class needs GRACE in navigating a world they have not been trained for. 2/2.

Learn about Albuquerque Public Schools Principal Stephani Treadwell, from ColletPark, and her fantastic program 4-H School Wide club. Stephani is one of our Best In Class 2019 winners. Visit lnkd.in/g9engHyr to see her interview on New Mexico Living

Because everything we make should be for everybody. We are all on a spectrum of need, and we can all contribute. Thanks, #apple for telling these stories apple.com/the-greatest/

Excited to begin working on this game with our Arkansas partners and Barbara Chamberlin, pnmartinez, @macezarotto, Aguirre, A Smith Muise and others from our team!

Biocrusts - biomes in the soil made of minerals and microorganisms - are fascinating! Microbes lay dormant, and when they get rain, they reanimate… springing to life. Grateful to Nicole Pietrasiak and White Sands National Park for the chance to tell their story in VR app. First shoot today!

In 30 years of large group collaboration meetings with researchers and faculty, yesterday was the 1st time the MEN in the group led discussion by defining themselves as parents, and encouraged discussion about their kids.

A favor – follow us? Twitter has capped our follows until our ratio improves. We follow widely: educators, researchers, game developers, accessibility & DEI thinkers. We create digital educational tools for health, nutrition, math & science, water, soil, agriculture & food safety

I love hearing teachers talk about experiential learning in schools: and how *4-H Fridays* transforms learners who are often have access to primarily direct instruction. I love 4-H and seeing NM’s school-4-H integration is inspiring!

Powerful point made by Principal Treadwell about 4-H at Collet Park Elem: it’s unfair to expect buy-in from teachers /parents by *telling them* about experiential learning… they have to be engaged with it, and reflect on it. It’s hard to “direct instruct” the value of 4-H

I am in heaven: hearing @WadedCruzado talking about Morrill, Hatch and Smith Lever acts - the importance of Land-Grant Universities, and the crucial role we play in tying instruction to research to outreach.

Loved hearing @healthcommdj perspective on raw chicken washing…. Curious as to views on latest animations at fightbac.org/poultry/ and if they’ve covered enough of the “why”… or what else needs to be said?

Hey #CFSEC2023 peeps... I'd love to create food safety educational materials for the family and friends who prepare food for patients with cancer. Any content experts interested?

This summer we are hosting three Think Tank sessions in the learning games lab. June 12-16, 1:30 – 5:00 pm (Monday to Friday) June 19-23, 8:30 – Noon (Monday to Friday) June 26-30, 8:30 – Noon (Monday to Friday) Register here: innovativemedia.nmsu.edu/think-tanks.ht…

“We wanted to be inclusive, so we made our characters from different cultures.” — mid school youth game designers in our #LearningGamesLab programs. The capabilities and interests of our youth developers impress me every year!

Come work with me in the Learning Games Lab: 2 year Post Doc position closes in 4 days. careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/post-doct…