AMATYC Keynote Notes: Challenge and Curiosity
In the 2016 AMATYC keynote, I covered three main themes: Interaction & Impasse (last post)...
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Category: Play and Learn
Full version of Algeboats is out!
In case you’ve been waiting, the full version of Algeboats is out in the iPad store for...
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Board Games that Change Attitudes
Two weeks ago I attended the APF ProDev Gathering in Orlando on the future of Games and...
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Level Up: Video Games for Learning Algebra
Last week I gave a presentation at AMATYC about video games for learning algebra. As usual, Mat...
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Coming out of the Closet: I’m a Game Designer!
I don’t even really know how to begin here. For the last three years I’ve been working...
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Collection of Math Games
To view the collections of Math Games, hover over the Games Menu, and go to one of the dropdown...
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Teaching Math Without Words
I’ve been following this MIND Research Institute math platform for a while now … looks...
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An Algebra Game for Trinomials
A few weeks ago I built two new games for algebra in one week. These games just use the game...
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Math Game: Antiderivative Block
Here’s a game I created last week called “Antiderivative Block” to encourage...
Read MoreVideo: Playing to Learn Math
This presentation is a philosophical argument for what is wrong with the way we teach math and why we need to bring the fun back to learning it. It serves as an argument for any subject (although it is particularly targeted...
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Biography of Gamification Thought Leaders
Last week, @enjoymentland posted a good list of thought leaders on the topic of gamification (but...
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Playing to Learn Math (new version)
I am at the Kansas City Math Technology Expo this weekend doing two talks. Today’s talk was...
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