Will Wright talks about educational games
OK, I'm a nervous wreck, as I always am before I travel. I have slightly less than an hour before I have to drive to the airport. And I look at my cats and feel sooooooo GUILTY. Not helped by not having exercised for the last two days.
Also, I worry about what's going to happen to my university. There will be a big protest at the Chancellor's Office in Long Beach on Tuesday, but I won't be there, because I will still be at the conference, and once again, I feel soooooo GUILTY.
So instead, I found this interview with Will Wright about educational gaming. I've been trying to get together with a game company to create something like Sims 2 that you could use to stage any Shakespeare play: you can kind of do it if you find enough CC, but I'd like it to be easier and work out an educational license. The problem is that I can't get anyone to take seriously, and the few who do say "Why don't you try Second Life?" I tried Second Life when it first came out. Not very user-friendly, too many weirdos stopping by to say hello, computer kept crashing. I'd prefer something cheap that students could install and wouldn't have to play online.
Anyhoo, here's Will Wright.
Also, I worry about what's going to happen to my university. There will be a big protest at the Chancellor's Office in Long Beach on Tuesday, but I won't be there, because I will still be at the conference, and once again, I feel soooooo GUILTY.
So instead, I found this interview with Will Wright about educational gaming. I've been trying to get together with a game company to create something like Sims 2 that you could use to stage any Shakespeare play: you can kind of do it if you find enough CC, but I'd like it to be easier and work out an educational license. The problem is that I can't get anyone to take seriously, and the few who do say "Why don't you try Second Life?" I tried Second Life when it first came out. Not very user-friendly, too many weirdos stopping by to say hello, computer kept crashing. I'd prefer something cheap that students could install and wouldn't have to play online.
Anyhoo, here's Will Wright.