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Raising Digital Kids
“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, …
Christine Chan
Oct 3, 20125 min read
What is 20 Percent?
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 …
Christine Chan
Sep 17, 20122 min read
At the The Games Expo (TGX) Singapore with our 2 new mobile games
Head Hunter is a shoot-slash-run-survive arcade stick shooter. It's an intense shooting game where the player has to survive against endless hordes of aggressive aliens on hostile planets. Skill and with along with an arsenal of deadly weapons [...]
Christine Chan
Sep 10, 20121 min read
Virtual World for the Singapore WDA (2012)
The Workforce Development Agency of Singapore officially launched the Creative Industries Virtual World on the 26th of July, 2012. It is a serious game and tool to provide training and career opportunities for professionals in the arts and …
Christine Chan
Aug 3, 20121 min read
Serious game project by Playware Studios Asia for the Singapore WDA launches
Check out official coverage from the local news outlets over at: The Straits Times Asia One Channel News Asia
Christine Chan
Jul 28, 20121 min read
Melding Neuroscience with Technology for Education
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 …
Christine Chan
Jul 21, 20122 min read
Changing Serious Games
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 …
Christine Chan
Jul 5, 20122 min read
Challenges of the Education Sector Today
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 …
Christine Chan
Jun 27, 20123 min read
Virtual Worlds in Education & Training
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 …
Christine Chan
Jun 12, 20124 min read
Tips for writing intriguing stories for Serious Games
–>–>· 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 …
Christine Chan
Jun 12, 20124 min read
Three simple Steps to your first 3D Game
–>·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 …
Christine Chan
Jun 12, 20122 min read
Introduction to Game Creation with Esoteric™
· 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 …
Christine Chan
Jun 12, 20124 min read
Classroom of the Future (2011)
Developed by the National Institute of Education,Singapore the Classroom of the Future – COTF Live! showcase is an initiative set up to demonstrate and model technologies for use in the learning of tomorrow’s students. The COTF demonstrates a …
Christine Chan
Jun 8, 20121 min read
TCS SMU iCtiy Lab (2012)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CiwaskYLNc “The objective of the SMU-TCS iCity Lab is harnessing technology to put people at the centre of city management. Mr. TEO Chin Seng, Executive Director of iCity Lab, highlighted the research plan for the Lab and explained …
Christine Chan
Jun 5, 20121 min read
NE Hub Future Zone (2011)
Located in the Greenridge Primary School, Jelapang Road, Singapore the ‘NE Hub Future Zone’ is part of the ‘Time Trekker’ Experience. The theme as reflected in the name Time Trekker, connotes an exciting journey through time, discovering, …
Christine Chan
May 15, 20121 min read
Maven (2011)
Maven is a Gamification tool for Educators. Developed for the Jurong Secondary School under the Future Schools project. Maven is built as a gamigication and advanced GUI layer for the LAMS system. LAMS is a revolutionary new tool for …
Christine Chan
Mar 8, 20121 min read
3DHive
3DHive is a patented technology that was developed by Playware Studios under the Future Schools project. It is developed in collaboration with the Canberra Primary School in Sembawang, Singapore. Read more about the 3DHive @ Serious Games Singapore a blog dedicated …
Christine Chan
Mar 8, 20121 min read
4Di
4Di is a patented technology that was developed by Playware Studios under the Future Schools project. It is located at the Canberra Primary School in Sembawang, Singapore. Read more about the 4Di @ 4Diplay a blog dedicated to …
Christine Chan
Mar 8, 20121 min read
Bakery Palace (2011)
Developed for the Ngee Ann Poly-technique this is a Cost and Managerial Accounting Game. This is a turn-based strategy game played by teams of up to 4 players each, with a maximum of 12 teams at any one time. Each …
Christine Chan
Feb 29, 20121 min read
Vishnu Interactive (2011)
Organised by the Indian Heritage Centre (Supported by the National Heritage Board) and Hindu Endowments Board, Singapore and showcased at the iconic Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple, this exhibition looks at Vishnu and Vishnu worship in the arts and …
Christine Chan
Feb 29, 20121 min read
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