Comments on: Tiltfactor part of Microsoft Games and Learning Initiative http://grandtextauto.org/2008/10/07/tiltfactor-part-of-microsoft-games-and-learning-initiative/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: mary http://grandtextauto.org/2008/10/07/tiltfactor-part-of-microsoft-games-and-learning-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-396605 mary Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:51:22 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=2163#comment-396605 Joel, maybe we should chat with you about your experiences. We're culling info from an array of designers, artists, educators, teachers. Ping me if you are interested! Joel, maybe we should chat with you about your experiences. We’re culling info from an array of designers, artists, educators, teachers. Ping me if you are interested!

]]> By: Values At Play » Blog Archive » Tiltfactor part of Microsoft Games and Learning Initiative http://grandtextauto.org/2008/10/07/tiltfactor-part-of-microsoft-games-and-learning-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-328336 Values At Play » Blog Archive » Tiltfactor part of Microsoft Games and Learning Initiative Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:17:48 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=2163#comment-328336 [...] is under construction, needing just a few last touch-ups before full launch. But the news about Tiltfactor part of Microsoft Games and Learning Initiative is already creating a bold vision and puts the organization into the focus of a 3-year research [...] [...] is under construction, needing just a few last touch-ups before full launch. But the news about Tiltfactor part of Microsoft Games and Learning Initiative is already creating a bold vision and puts the organization into the focus of a 3-year research [...]

]]> By: Joel http://grandtextauto.org/2008/10/07/tiltfactor-part-of-microsoft-games-and-learning-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-327532 Joel Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:23:45 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=2163#comment-327532 Sounds really cool. I used to work for the company Rosetta Stone, who develops language learning software, and their software uses some mild gaming influences (mostly logic and puzzle games) in order teach a user a new language. Of course they haven't taken it too far, but it is a decent example. Sounds really cool. I used to work for the company Rosetta Stone, who develops language learning software, and their software uses some mild gaming influences (mostly logic and puzzle games) in order teach a user a new language. Of course they haven’t taken it too far, but it is a decent example.

]]> By: mary http://grandtextauto.org/2008/10/07/tiltfactor-part-of-microsoft-games-and-learning-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-326971 mary Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:01:42 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=2163#comment-326971 thanks all. I'm looking forward to doing some interesting takes on this charge, to make sure lesser-known works or games popular with untraditional audiences are highlighted in this study. thanks all. I’m looking forward to doing some interesting takes on this charge, to make sure lesser-known works or games popular with untraditional audiences are highlighted in this study.

]]> By: Jim Whitehead http://grandtextauto.org/2008/10/07/tiltfactor-part-of-microsoft-games-and-learning-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-326624 Jim Whitehead Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:19:45 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=2163#comment-326624 My congratulations as well! This is a bold investment in the use of games for education, and I'm looking forward to carefully studying the results, and learning from your experience. My congratulations as well!

This is a bold investment in the use of games for education, and I’m looking forward to carefully studying the results, and learning from your experience.

]]> By: Nick Montfort http://grandtextauto.org/2008/10/07/tiltfactor-part-of-microsoft-games-and-learning-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-326362 Nick Montfort Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:08:28 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=2163#comment-326362 Mary, congrats on this new, major project! I hope the work on it and the connections to other researchers prove very productive. Mary, congrats on this new, major project! I hope the work on it and the connections to other researchers prove very productive.

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