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22 – The Future of Work
Jeff Brenman’s talk about the future of work is a very inspiring and great presentation (he works at a presentation consulting firm) that might come off as a little bit off topic here, but substantially most of the changing circumstances of our working lives mentioned in his talk are due to the people growing up [...]
19 – What Can We Learn From Computer Games?
As a natural follow-up to yesterday’s slide deck, we have Mary and Douglas Kiang’s presentation on digital games for the body, mind and soul today. Their talk outlines 21st Century skills expected from this generation, such as creativity, innovation, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration. If that does not sound like the core activities you do in [...]
18 – Why Video Games Are Good For You
It is crystal ball time again. This time we are talking about the future of education. The claim: Game designers = Teachers. The presenter: Tim Hart. An instructional or learning technologist at the University of Maine in the USA. His presentation (with the title probably somewhat inspired by Steven Johnson’s book “Everything Good is Bad [...]
3 – Serious Health Games for Stroke Rehabilitation
Today, on the third of December, we tackle a serious (and very good) presentation from James Burke, a Ph.D. student from the University of Ulster, who researches games for serious purposes (so-called Serious Games) such as stroke rehabilitation. Games can be ideal motivators for patients to engage in upper limb post-stroke rehabilitation exercises. For this [...]
