For a given learner and learning outcome, the learner must: Be safe, healthy and comfortable (enough); Be motivated; Engage in relevant activity towards the learning… Read More »Pedagogical Paradigm (1): a learning system
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Disclaimer: I’m not a computer scientist or mathematician. This post is about what I’ve learnt so far about Lambda Calculus. Most of the resources I’ve… Read More »Lambda Calculus for people a step behind me (4): Reading list, playlist
Alan Becker breaks down key elements of animation from Thomas and Johnston’s Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life. Recommended. Slow in, Slow Out; or, (Sine)… Read More »Alan Becker: Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston’s 12 Principles of Animation (and a bit of the beauty of maths)
So, game designers sculpt a form of agency and embed it in a game. And players submerge themselves in that sculpted agency. Games, then, turn… Read More »C. Thi Nguyen: games and agency; games as art
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Whether you are examining past societies or living and acting within one today, it’s important to distinguish between live and dead players. A live player… Read More »Samo Burja: Live and Dead Players
The Rules 1. Be kind: all else is details. 2. Remember that you are not your learners… 3. …that most people would rather fail than… Read More »Greg Wilson: Ten Rules for Teaching
Most of the artificial sweeteners already on the market are the result of pure dumb luck. The oldest was discovered by accident when Constantin Fahlberg,… Read More »Always lick your hands