Monthly Archives: March 2012

Moon Bloom – The Legend of the Bloom of the Aligned Moons

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Ai Austin

For my MSc in e-Learning IDGBL Game Design exercise I have created an exploration style game with a Na’vi/Avatar theme. The web site for the game information and links to allow access to the areas in which some elements of … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Collaborate

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Ai Austin

The University of Edinburgh has chosen Blackboard Collaborate as its virtual classroom. It provides Adobe Connect style tools with multi-way video and audio teleconferencing, particpants lists and profiles with hand raising and AFK indicators, and text chat with emoticons. A … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – Aithun’s Travels – Darkshore, Maw of the Void and Moonglade

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Ai Austin

I set myself the challenge of reaching Moonglade on Kalimdor. For my main objective… I was travelling onwards from Darkshore by hippogryph to Moonglade. By exploring I got the “Explore Moonglade” achievement. Explored around the areas nearby to open up … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – MSclers – 16-Mar-2012 – Shadowfang Keep

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Ai Austin

The Fellowship of MSc folks met at the Aerie Peak gryphon point to fight our way North towards Shadowfang Keep. Avoiding death is not an option on this journey, and you quickly become accustomed to making a little progress, dropping … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – Aithun’s Travels – Via Booty Bay

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ai Austin

I was intrigued by the possibility of travel to the continent of Kalimdor via the far flung harbour of Booty Bay, on the Southernmost tip of the Esatern Kingdoms. This is pirate territory, and reached via dangerous travels over land … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – IDGBL Party – Deadmines – 15-Mar-2012

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ai Austin

The Fellowship of IDGBLers met once more on 15th March 2012. This time to take on the challenge of a “Dungeon” available through a portal which takes you into a separate “instance” of the game. I think we had fantastic … Continue reading →

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Aion – Entering Another New Land

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ai Austin

I tried the free to play Aion MMORPG available for download from http://www.aionfreetoplay.com/. I am on EU server “Anuhart”. I entered as one of the races of Daeva (assigned to me on account creation), and selected the Elyos faction and … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – IDGBL Party – 14-Mar-2012

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ai Austin

The IDGBL Fellowship met again on 14th March 2012 again under the leadership of Coranich and including Agostino, Giacabino and Drinu. Aithun joined late, but caught up with the party in Stormwind Harbour. Once again we travelled far and wide … Continue reading →

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Gee Learning Principles and Experience in Various Games

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ai Austin

I have begun to more systematically think about how the 36 Learning Principles noted by James Paul Gee (2003) apply in the range of games we have been exploring during the IDGBL course, and in my own studies of space-themed … Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft – Social Contacts and Further Travel

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ai Austin

I have been exploring the Deeprun Tram that connects Stormwind City and and dwarf home city of Ironforge. The introduction to this facility was shown to me during a party gathering of IDGBL players, and shows the value of sharing … Continue reading →

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