Carla Faulkner

Ok.. i am hooked.  I have been playing alot that I have been neglecting to post about it.  I have visited many places with other people.  I still am not confident enough to venture too much on my own. 
HINT:  To gain levels… get with someone else and group up.  The more levels you gain, the [...]

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Ok.. I am getting really frusturated in trying to create a game.  I have a lot of good ideas and ideas from students in what they want but I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO IT!!!!  So what do I do now?  Any ideas… Will anyone share their game idea.. I am looking for how to [...]

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Came through my reader about Spore.  The game is not as good as first thought.  Scientist blast the game and a lot of the marketing was taken out of context.  Wonder if it would still be good enough to play or is it a waste of time, educationally. 
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/322/5901/531b

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You know the fear and humilation the beginning of this class, in retrospect, was not that bad.  We didn’t have a clue what we were doing… kinda like outpost.  If people were not there to help us then we would quit.  I am liking it more and more.  I can honestly see why people have [...]

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This last weekend, I was able to experience the game Halo with internet access.  I LOVED IT.  I was trying to kill those punks, smashing their heads in but mainly I was killed alot myself.  It takes a while to get used to the controls and the split screen but I can truly see the [...]

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This article discusses the learning theories of Gagne and Gardner as they are related to gaming.  As most of us know, we are supposed to have these learning styles within our lessons.  That doesn’t always get done.  The article breaks down each theory and discusses how games achieve each particular aspect.

I found it very interesting [...]

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Ok… so October 1 means to me more work.  Swimming season is now in full force and I am finding it difficult to fit everything in.  I know we have had the same amount of work all year but now anxiety has creeped up from a little thing called “Creation World” 
I have no clue how [...]

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This game is hiliarous. In this game, you are a deer hunting hunters, particulary redneck hunters.  In the beginning, you start with a simple gun and get you get to pick witch season.  With each one you get, a new person will be available to hunt.  EAch one being harder and harder to kill. 
Like actually [...]

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I found one of my favorites.. “Clue”.  All of my favorite characters~ Miss Scarlet, Mr. Plum,  Col. Mustard, Mrs. White, ms. Peacock, and Mr. Green~~ all can play to solve the murder at Mr. Boddy Mansion.  All 6 characters can play at one time 5 computer players and you.. of course.  You can also pick [...]

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Been playing a new game from Sid Meyer’s~~~ Pirates.  I just started so I am getting the hang of it but so far I have figured out many things.  I feel like a read Pirate of the Caribean except Johnny Depp is nowhere around.
In the beginning, like most simulations~ you start off simple [...]

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