games

06 Sep

Composition after the Global Youth Uprising

Posted by Matt Barton in education, games, social media

 

In a sensational interview with Russian Today, “trends analyst” Gerald Celente makes several predictions about the near future. Some of the predictions are safe bets for any professional prognosticator, such as that the market for locally grown produce will soar in the midst of increasingly frequent recalls of mass produced food. However, when Celente focuses his crystal ball on the political furor over Wikileaks, we find him making the rather alarming claim that a devastating cyber war is just on the horizon.

 

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22 Jul

World of Warcraft Leads to Better Jobs

Posted by Matt Barton in blizzard, careers, games, warcraft, world

There's a story on Slashdot about a Forbes article that claims games like World of Warcraft lead to better job performance--particularly in motivating workers to seek out challenges and greater rewards. They even think that soon being a "guild leader" will be worth putting on a resume.

04 Apr

CFP: Rhetoric/Composition/Play [Extended Deadline]

Posted by rcolby in cfp, composition, games, pedagogy, rhetoric, theory

Call for Papers:

Rhetoric/Composition/Play: How Electronic Games Mediate Composition Theory and Practice (and Vice Versa) [Extended Deadline]

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22 Feb

Matt Interviews R.A. Montgomery (author/publisher of Choose Your Own Adventure)

Posted by Matt Barton in books, choose your own adventure, games, videos

Hi, everyone. Been awhile since I posted any updates, but a timely email from Charlie concerning the little bit part I've been playing in Stargate Universe sent me back here to see how ol' Kairosnews has been doing. Anyway, I thought you might enjoy a video interview I did recently with R.A. Montgomery, author and publisher of the famous Choose-Your-Own-Adventure series of books for young people. Mr. Montgomery and I talked about many topics related to the books, including his thoughts on education. Enjoy!

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11 Sep

Call for Proposals - "Virtual Worlds" at Purdue

Posted by DaveB in computers and writing, cw2010, cwonline10, games, virtual worlds

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana  
Online Conference: Thursday, May 6, 2010 – Thursday, May 13, 2010
Onsite Conference: Thursday, May 20, 2010 – Sunday, May 23, 2010
Proposal Due Date: October 23, 2009 (before midnight EST)
Notifications of Acceptance: December 15, 2009
Registration Opens: January 15, 2010
http://www.digitalparlor.org/cw2010

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