Comments on: Eureka! http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/10/03/eureka/ ... the online home of a librarian in Perth, Western Australia Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:19:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/10/03/eureka/#comment-1647 CW Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:29:20 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/10/03/eureka/#comment-1647 Thanks Sirexkat - will add that one to the list :)<br /><br />Cheers John, will have to read those! Thanks again for sharing the presentation :) Thanks Sirexkat - will add that one to the list :)

Cheers John, will have to read those! Thanks again for sharing the presentation :)

]]> By: John Kirriemuir http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/10/03/eureka/#comment-1646 John Kirriemuir Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:24:41 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/10/03/eureka/#comment-1646 There's plenty more to read on this subject. Hot off the presses are two significant UK reports on games in education; descriptions and links from <a href="http://silversprite.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/games-in-education-two-new-reports/">this blog posting</a>. There’s plenty more to read on this subject. Hot off the presses are two significant UK reports on games in education; descriptions and links from this blog posting.

]]> By: sirexkat http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/10/03/eureka/#comment-1645 sirexkat Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:46:21 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/10/03/eureka/#comment-1645 Thought provoking. <br /><br />Have you checked out Steven Johnson's book, <a href="http://http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/14/everything_bad_is_go.html">Everything Bad is Good for You</a>? He talks about how a lot of the quest in gaming is actually to find out what the rules are, as much as to play according to the rules...decisions are made on the fly, many options weighed up in the blink of an eye, problem solving galore...ideal preparation for making your way through real life.<br /><br />Made me feel lots better about my TV watching, too. Thought provoking.

Have you checked out Steven Johnson’s book, Everything Bad is Good for You? He talks about how a lot of the quest in gaming is actually to find out what the rules are, as much as to play according to the rules…decisions are made on the fly, many options weighed up in the blink of an eye, problem solving galore…ideal preparation for making your way through real life.

Made me feel lots better about my TV watching, too.

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