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 BJ Schone noted a free whitepaper on alternate reality games (ARGs) … from Enspire Learning
He pointed to an earlier post of his as well …

 

 Good stuff!
 
Other links noted:
Enspire Learning
Whitepaper on ARG
Never Rest (first instructional ARG)
Whitepaper on Never Rest
Unfiction.com

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So, I’ve been away from blogging for quite awhile … but that doesn’t mean I’ve been completely out of the loop. But what with illness, family commitments, lots of volunteering opportunities and good ol’ work … it’s been a most busy time for me - too busy, actually.
Anyway … December’s Big Question of the [...]

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Not sure who came up with this idea - but it is great!  Freerice.com
You play a vocabulary game, basically … given a word you have to decide which of the choices is closest in meaning to it.
If you get it right, freerice.com donates 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.
As you [...]

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oh maaaaaaaaaaan!! I am so with this observation from Alan Graham (What Second Life should learn from Myst)
I’ve heard and read tons of stuff about Second Life - and how this can be/will be/should be the next big thing for learning and such. Fine.
I’m just not part of that bandwagon.  Alan admits in his post [...]

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A popular DS game in Japan is getting a sequel … Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training Eigo Zuke
( Link ) … one of the best selling “non-games” for the DS. Just as it did with Brain Age, Nintendo is adding a “Motto” (Japanese for “More” ;) to the title and having one more go [...]

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