Comments for Pablo Moreno-Ger's blog http://www.moreno-ger.com A weblog about why and how e-learning should be fun Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:58:44 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on About me by educational games http://www.moreno-ger.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-2867 educational games Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:58:44 +0000 #comment-2867 <strong>educational games...</strong> It has since been implemented in most other blogging tools. Many blogs have stopped using trackbacks because dealing with spam became... educational games…

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]]> Comment on Transactions on Edutainment by Pablo Moreno-Ger http://www.moreno-ger.com/2008/09/transactions-on-edutainment.html/comment-page-1#comment-2866 Pablo Moreno-Ger Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:50:45 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/?p=62#comment-2866 Dear Zhigeng, Welcome to the blog and thanks for your comment. I really hope that Transactions on Edutainment becomes the referent that our field needs so much. Good luck! Dear Zhigeng,

Welcome to the blog and thanks for your comment. I really hope that Transactions on Edutainment becomes the referent that our field needs so much. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Transactions on Edutainment by Zhigeng Pan http://www.moreno-ger.com/2008/09/transactions-on-edutainment.html/comment-page-1#comment-2865 Zhigeng Pan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:27:58 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/?p=62#comment-2865 Hi, Nice to read your blog, and konw your idea on LNCS, especial about the new journal. I am the co-EiC of this journal, and would like to get your support in the future. rgds Zhigeng Hi,

Nice to read your blog, and konw your idea on LNCS, especial about the new journal. I am the co-EiC of this journal, and would like to get your support in the future.

rgds
Zhigeng

]]> Comment on The clases have begun… by Pablo Moreno-Ger http://www.moreno-ger.com/2008/10/the-clases-have-begun.html/comment-page-1#comment-2864 Pablo Moreno-Ger Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:26:10 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/?p=64#comment-2864 That's a very interesting thought. They are already supposed to already know OO programming and C++ and this is a Java Laboratory. I wonder if I can come up with a simple enough game that they could write within the short time available for this lab. I'm open for ideas :) That’s a very interesting thought. They are already supposed to already know OO programming and C++ and this is a Java Laboratory. I wonder if I can come up with a simple enough game that they could write within the short time available for this lab.

I’m open for ideas :)

]]> Comment on The clases have begun… by Dave Bauer http://www.moreno-ger.com/2008/10/the-clases-have-begun.html/comment-page-1#comment-2863 Dave Bauer Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:11:50 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/?p=64#comment-2863 Hi there, Programming seems like the perfect place to experiment with writing games for learning. To take it one step further, would it be possible, to have the students write games that teach the concepts they are learning? Hi there,

Programming seems like the perfect place to experiment with writing games for learning. To take it one step further, would it be possible, to have the students write games that teach the concepts they are learning?

]]> Comment on Fun and education by Dave Stewart http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/02/fun-and-education.html/comment-page-1#comment-2862 Dave Stewart Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:11:09 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/02/06/fun-and-education/#comment-2862 Great article - I couldn't agree more... Great article – I couldn’t agree more…

]]> Comment on I’m a doctor! by Clark Aldrich http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/12/im-a-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-2861 Clark Aldrich Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:32:15 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/12/im-a-doctor.html#comment-2861 w00t! Congratulations. w00t! Congratulations.

]]> Comment on I’m a doctor! by Raquel http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/12/im-a-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-2860 Raquel Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:51:50 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/12/im-a-doctor.html#comment-2860 Congratulations!! You know I am very proud of you ;) Congratulations!!

You know I am very proud of you ;)

]]> Comment on Unlike school, learning is fun… by Pablo Moreno-Ger http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/09/unlike-school-learning-is-fun.html/comment-page-1#comment-2843 Pablo Moreno-Ger Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:55:10 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/09/unlike-school-learning-is-fun.html#comment-2843 There is this classic game, called Shadow over Mystara that I used to play a lot in arcade machines. Along with some nostalgic friends, I have also played it a lot in an emulator. We keep in touch and organize a "Mystara Night" every few months. The point is that, when we come together after many months, none of us remembers how we used to set up the controls. Playing the magician (which requires quick sequences through the 3 buttons controlling the spell menus), I always start the first round with a configuration that seems good enough. I tend to be able to use that new control scheme proficiently although slowly. But when the battle heats-up well into the game, I start making mistakes with the control scheme. I will need to change a spell quickly and fire it instead, or jump, or whatever. This is my play-by-memory skill kicking in. In that moment I will usually pause the game and reconfigure the controls to the actual scheme that I have always used. I can never recall consciously those controls, but my fingers eventually remind me when I get really immersed into the game. Funny, isn't it?. Anyway, this reminds me that it has been a LONG time since I last had a Mystara night. There is this classic game, called Shadow over Mystara that I used to play a lot in arcade machines. Along with some nostalgic friends, I have also played it a lot in an emulator. We keep in touch and organize a “Mystara Night” every few months.

The point is that, when we come together after many months, none of us remembers how we used to set up the controls. Playing the magician (which requires quick sequences through the 3 buttons controlling the spell menus), I always start the first round with a configuration that seems good enough. I tend to be able to use that new control scheme proficiently although slowly.

But when the battle heats-up well into the game, I start making mistakes with the control scheme. I will need to change a spell quickly and fire it instead, or jump, or whatever. This is my play-by-memory skill kicking in. In that moment I will usually pause the game and reconfigure the controls to the actual scheme that I have always used. I can never recall consciously those controls, but my fingers eventually remind me when I get really immersed into the game. Funny, isn’t it?.

Anyway, this reminds me that it has been a LONG time since I last had a Mystara night.

]]> Comment on Unlike school, learning is fun… by Raquel http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/09/unlike-school-learning-is-fun.html/comment-page-1#comment-2840 Raquel Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:35:35 +0000 http://www.moreno-ger.com/2007/09/unlike-school-learning-is-fun.html#comment-2840 This is not a very useful comment, but I thought Pablo would appreciate it ;) It's amazing how we are capable of learning things like the use of controls in videogames without being conscious of it. For example, a few nights ago a friend of mine was playing Mario Kart DS for her first time at home. At one particular moment she asked me how she could drop objects, and it was like "Errr... I know the answer, but I cannot tell you without taking the console and playing". Not only we are unconscious of what are we doing when playing, but also we are not capable of remember if we try! Along the same line, it is also interesting to think about how much time these habilities remain. A few months ago, I found my old GameBoy in a drawer at home. It had been years since I last played with it. To remember old times, I switched it on and started playing Wario Land. In a few minutes, my fingers were playing like years ago, although I could not say which were the moves I was doing. It was funny to discover that I still had the same habilities after so many years. This is not a very useful comment, but I thought Pablo would appreciate it ;) It’s amazing how we are capable of learning things like the use of controls in videogames without being conscious of it. For example, a few nights ago a friend of mine was playing Mario Kart DS for her first time at home. At one particular moment she asked me how she could drop objects, and it was like “Errr… I know the answer, but I cannot tell you without taking the console and playing”. Not only we are unconscious of what are we doing when playing, but also we are not capable of remember if we try!

Along the same line, it is also interesting to think about how much time these habilities remain. A few months ago, I found my old GameBoy in a drawer at home. It had been years since I last played with it. To remember old times, I switched it on and started playing Wario Land. In a few minutes, my fingers were playing like years ago, although I could not say which were the moves I was doing. It was funny to discover that I still had the same habilities after so many years.

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