Podcast number 20 October 9th 2007 [EDTECHCREW020.mp3 Running time: 1 hour 20:35 mins, size: 36.9 MB]
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Game Facts about Australia
(From the industry group, Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia, a survey of 1,606 households and 3,386 individuals.) Some of the key findings:
- 79% of Australian households have a device for playing computer and video games.
- The average age of Australian gamers is 28 years.
- 41% of gamers are female. 8% are seniors.
- Follow the link above for more …
Some Game Development tools
- XNA
- Blender
- Mission Maker -
- Scratch/Microworlds/Logo
- Kahootz
- GameMaker
- Thinking Worlds
- PowerGame Factory
- Java
- Flash
- Adventure Game Studio
- Klik and Play
- PowerPoint
See Tony’s full list (with hyperlinks) here: http://www.itmadesimple.com/readarticle.php?article_id=28
Game Questions:
Why use games?
What sort of learning occurs when kids create games?
How do we create games that are not all sizzle and pop - but engage and educate?
Can one survive without the other - can a good game be educational?
How do we get schools and teacher to change direction to enable our students to design games for us?
Games Websites
http://www.socialimpactgames.com - Over 200 Games listed by category.
http://www.seriousgames.org -
http://seriousgames.ning.com - Social networking site for serious gamers
http://www.ieaa.com.au - Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia
http://aie.vic.edu.au - Academy for Interactive Entertainment
http://www.gametrailers.com - Watch game trailers
http://www.supersmartgames.com - Best Educational games?
The Game Re-Mission (Video Game Helps Kids with Cancer)
http://www.hopelab.org/
Games Articles
No Gamer left behind - Video (A backgrounder to games in education)
http://www.edutopia.org/no-gamer-left-behind
How to write an Adventure game
How to Write an First Person Shooter
Article on Game Design
Games Vodcast by Gamers for Gamers (worth having a look to see the culture and environment behind games)
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/
Conferences and Expo’s
Gamers Expo in Melbourne November 16 to 18
Conference Game Connect 15 to 18th November
http://www.gameconnectap.com/program.html
Whats New
BBC enters virtual worlds with Games for young children
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/adventurerock/
Footnote:
K12 Online Conference has started. Don’t forget to get involved!
http://www.k12onlineconference.org
