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Having been a parent for the last 9 years, I have become used to worrying about virtually everything concerning my kids. Their physical development, their mental well-being, their social skills, you name it and I’ve probably worried about …

These days, I have been thinking a lot about games-based learning (GBL). This is mainly because I have found myself involved in a project to design a game based on a book I am teaching. I have to …

With a title like the one above, one would think this writer must be an expert on the subject of engaging young minds. I must admit from the outset that this is definitely not the case. Far from …

As someone born in the 1970s, manoeuvring through today’s world of high-tech gadgets can be quite challenging. It seems as though you are spending half your life playing catch-up, trying to figure out how some new device works …

“Mummy, can we have an iPad?” For those of you with children, a question like this must sound all-too-familiar. Many parents give in and buy their little blighters the latest gizmos for a whole host of reasons. I, …

The concept of 20 percent isn’t new, many companies in the tech industry practice it, and was made famous by none other than internet tech giant Google. How the 20 percent philosophy works is that for about a …

Neuroscience, I believe gives us an interesting perspective at education because in the past 10 years, we have learned a great deal about the structure and function of the brain. Through empirical testing and research we now know …

While there has been no comprehensive study on the Serious games market by any independent agency, as yet, there are many indicators of its growing popularity in Singapore. While Singapore has a relatively mature serious games market in …

The way we access and consume information has changed forever with technology developed over the past 20 years. The sources too have changed considerably beyond just the traditional media we are used to. This has had massive ramifications …

3D HiVe is an advanced virtual world designed to be used for Education. It features integrated multimedia support, multimodal communication and secure online environments. It is a Standalone virtual world that provides all the strengths of the virtual …

–>–>· The big reveal is both fulfilling as somewhat predictable ‘Aha!’ moment and somewhat unexpected. Here we talk about a simple step by step process that will help you change your ‘Learning’ story into a mystery. The Tutorial assumes that …

–>·Questions for you to ask yourself when creating a character: What is the Characters name, age, gender? What does this character look like? What are the defining characteristics of his personality? Pick no more than 2 for ancillary characters …

· Teams: A Grouping of player’s either created by players themselves or assigned to them by the system or by teachers. Each of these categories is explained in more detail further in this document. Avatars in Esoteric™ “An avatar is a …