An invigorating keynote was given this morning by Dr. Kris Alexander on the power of video games in the classroom 🙌. Keep an eye out for us and several other IO members here for the 2024 Serious Play Conference #SeriousPlay24👀

Maria Coates of Turtle Riot Studios gave an empowering talk on how games can play a key role in providing sustainable environmental education🌿 #seriousplay24

Had to leave a bit early, but I had a wonderful time at Serious Play Conference at @utm. Insightful talks from the likes of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Dr. Kris Alexander & Dr. Rachel Kowert & a spotlight on great initiatives like the Syd Bolton games collection. More to come on MobileSyrup! #SeriousPlay24

Such valuable insights from Ashleigh Peters about the types of industry roles you can find at a game studio, and her winding journey to becoming a Producer at Games by Stitch - Out Now: Elsewhere Electric⚡ / Stitch Media 📷 #seriousplay24

Another exceptional day of learning and engagement at the #Seriousplay24

Last week: Serious Play Conference in Toronto. Tomorrow: heading to Cologne for Gamescom. Part 3 of the event summer 2024 incoming. #seriousplayconf #Gamescom #EVENT #summer

Hey Educators! We are hosting a weekly #LEGOFortnite   Playdate at 5pm ET every WEDNESDAY. Join fellow educators TODAY online to explore, build, play, and chat about how we can bring this great experience to our students! If you are not in our discord, DM for an invite!

Some favorite posts about OpenAI o1, as selected by researchers who worked on the model 🧵

I'm excited to be sharing how I use @MSFTCopilot every day to support the work I do in education and beyond at MicroK12's #Techfest event. Looking forward to listening to Mark Sparvell 🌏🌍🌎 #sparvellous give his keynote and seeing many school districts represented too! insight2execution (i2e)

It’s a new TTRPG season, so I had the Bhakashal city map printed at 24”x24” and the Bhakashal marshlands maps printed at 11”x17”, (one without House territories labeled, one with) all laminated to protect them from spills. Game on!

The Scream Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2017 #NDTR

.Election Lab Single Player game is available at: electionlab.org Congratulations! 🎈🎊🎉 ☀️ Amazing team. Great accomplishment! ❤️🙏🏻 Have you ever tried to make a multiplayer game, though? It is a monumental task. 🏔️🧗‍♂️ .Paul Darvasi, PhD #edtech #gbl #gamesforimpact

The subject “English” in schools should be renamed “Communication”…#schoolthoughts #edreform

Paul Darvasi, PhD We’ve discussed this a few times in our department. “Department of Literature and Communications Studies.”

Mego action figures (1979) atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/767320697…

I was asked to run a few games for an all girl group, I've had girls in my gaming groups before, but an all girl group was a first. Before we sat down I contemplated how to design a campaign for them. What would appeal to them, how should I change the game to meet their needs?

The Mayflower passengers who arrived in Plymouth November 11, 1620 vs. The Mayflower passengers who survived to Thanksgiving 1621, less than one year later.

Playtesting another student game which is all about university course registration (履修登録). This group of students is prototyping in Tabletop Simulator before they make an analog version. #gamedev #education #履修登録 #university #meiji #tabletopsimulator

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🎮History of Video Games event 🗓️Jan 15th, 15:00-17:00 🏛️Meiji University, Global Hall 🎫FREE! Presentations include: 🐲 Monster Hunter 4 ⌚ Yokai Watch 💥 Smash Bros 🎱 PICO-8 ➕ MORE! 🗣️ All in English More details: yorkgamelab.com/2025/01/07/the… #YorkGameLab #videogames