Tag Archives: gaming

TommasoTV: Pong Hits

Tommy and I re-united for our second episode of TommasoTV. I’m always looking for an excuse to stream these days, and Tommy is always ready to share what he’s been developing, so we make a good pair. This episode covers … Continue reading

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Playing with Paperspace

While I was back in Fredericksburg earlier this month Tim was exploring how to run a gaming machine in the cloud. As crazy as it seems, it is now possible. The reason behind the search was to explore setting up … Continue reading

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Killer Shark (1972)

Jerry and I got to talking about classic arcade games yesterday (as we are wont to do along with 1980s music) and the 1972 electro-mechanical game Killer Shark came up as a topic of conversation. Killer Shark represents a brief … Continue reading

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Eve Online: A Brief Introduction

I just spent some time with Joe McMahon, our student aide extraordinaire, getting an overview of an online game he is playing called Eve Online. I could try and fumble my way through a more articulate discussion of exactly what … Continue reading

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Speaking of students at UMW…

…I can’t begin to tell you how impressed I am with our student-aide’s blog titled Pedagaming. Joe McMahon is quickly becoming one of my favorite bloggers. He is new to the form, but not the medium. Additionally, I really like … Continue reading

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More Than Just a Game

More on ELI 2007: Tuesday afternoon, after the accessibility presentation, I attended a session directed by Bryan Alexander on the educational implications of gaming. The format of this session was designated as a “learning circle,” which is loosely defined as … Continue reading

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