David McHugh
@davidmchugh.bsky.social
Teaching Faculty | Information School | Also: geeawards.com, playmakelearn.org. Talk to me about games, pedagogy, libraries, and AI.
Happy GEE! Learning Game Awards Eve to all who celebrate!
Winners will be announced tomorrow at 5:30pm CST.
Finalist game streaming tomorrow 10:20am - 11:20am and 1pm - 3pm (CST).
Join Teaching Professor Dr. Krista-Lee Malone streaming as she interviews some award finalists and demos games live!
Winners will be announced tomorrow at 5:30pm CST.
Finalist game streaming tomorrow 10:20am - 11:20am and 1pm - 3pm (CST).
Join Teaching Professor Dr. Krista-Lee Malone streaming as she interviews some award finalists and demos games live!
August 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Happy GEE! Learning Game Awards Eve to all who celebrate!
Winners will be announced tomorrow at 5:30pm CST.
Finalist game streaming tomorrow 10:20am - 11:20am and 1pm - 3pm (CST).
Join Teaching Professor Dr. Krista-Lee Malone streaming as she interviews some award finalists and demos games live!
Winners will be announced tomorrow at 5:30pm CST.
Finalist game streaming tomorrow 10:20am - 11:20am and 1pm - 3pm (CST).
Join Teaching Professor Dr. Krista-Lee Malone streaming as she interviews some award finalists and demos games live!
The 2025 GEE! Awards Finalists are live! 21 incredible games made the cut. The winners (4 categories + People's Choice) will be announced Aug 21st at Play Make Learn.
July 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The 2025 GEE! Awards Finalists are live! 21 incredible games made the cut. The winners (4 categories + People's Choice) will be announced Aug 21st at Play Make Learn.
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Come Play and Make with us in Wisconsin this summer. There are still spots to join other creative and inspiring educators, researchers and designers in preconference workshops. playmakelearn.org #makered #tinkering #museums #libraries #edusky
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Come Play and Make with us in Wisconsin this summer. There are still spots to join other creative and inspiring educators, researchers and designers in preconference workshops. playmakelearn.org #makered #tinkering #museums #libraries #edusky
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The Gee Learning Game Awards deadline has been extended to June 15!
If you have a good learning game, submit it!
More info here:
geeawards.com
If you have a good learning game, submit it!
More info here:
geeawards.com
2025 Gee Learning Games Award
The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design. The award is judged by international leaders in the field. Winners are announced at the Play Make Learn conference in Madison, WI.
geeawards.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Gee Learning Game Awards deadline has been extended to June 15!
If you have a good learning game, submit it!
More info here:
geeawards.com
If you have a good learning game, submit it!
More info here:
geeawards.com
Teaching a class on genAI has been a delight this semester. Since some asked, here's a public version of my in-class GenAI Metaphor Tournament activity and its corresponding LLM (Large List o' Metaphors). I made it OER, so use it if you like! go.wisc.edu/wl16k5.
GenAI Tournament of Metaphors (Public Version)
AI Metaphor Tournament by David McHugh CC BY 4.0 Students expand the GenAI Big List of Metaphors Adopt a metaphor, expand on it, and advocate for it Vote which metaphors advance Context: activity debu...
go.wisc.edu
April 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Teaching a class on genAI has been a delight this semester. Since some asked, here's a public version of my in-class GenAI Metaphor Tournament activity and its corresponding LLM (Large List o' Metaphors). I made it OER, so use it if you like! go.wisc.edu/wl16k5.
Spread the word: the GEE! Awards 2025 are upon us! Applications for best learning games are due by June 1 at geeawards.com. Help us celebrate and highlight the best games out there. Check out our past finalists on the site to see what excellence in game design for education looks like.
2025 Gee Learning Games Award
The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design. The award is judged by international leaders in the field. Winners are announced at the Play Make Learn conference in Madison, WI.
geeawards.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Spread the word: the GEE! Awards 2025 are upon us! Applications for best learning games are due by June 1 at geeawards.com. Help us celebrate and highlight the best games out there. Check out our past finalists on the site to see what excellence in game design for education looks like.
Which games do should students experience in a game studies program? Favorites, influential ones, historic, exemplars... all are fair criteria!
Context: I'm teaching a class Games & Libraries this fall but also just want to see people's favs.
Context: I'm teaching a class Games & Libraries this fall but also just want to see people's favs.
March 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Which games do should students experience in a game studies program? Favorites, influential ones, historic, exemplars... all are fair criteria!
Context: I'm teaching a class Games & Libraries this fall but also just want to see people's favs.
Context: I'm teaching a class Games & Libraries this fall but also just want to see people's favs.
Reposted by David McHugh
Deadline for workshop and presentations is Match 7th. Come for the inspiration. Stay for the cheese curds. Playmakelearn.org #makered #makerspace
Call for Proposals is Still Open!
Join educators, designers, researchers, and funders exploring the intersection of play, making, and learning.
Share your creative work! #makered #tinkering #makerspace
Deadline: March 7, 2025
Submit proposal: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit
Join educators, designers, researchers, and funders exploring the intersection of play, making, and learning.
Share your creative work! #makered #tinkering #makerspace
Deadline: March 7, 2025
Submit proposal: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit
February 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Deadline for workshop and presentations is Match 7th. Come for the inspiration. Stay for the cheese curds. Playmakelearn.org #makered #makerspace
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Thinking about #audiobook #AINarrators & #Learning and where I find myself in the mix...what does it mean that all books can be turned into audiobooks?
aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-audiobo...
#GenAI #AIEdu #HigherEd #EdTech
aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-audiobo...
#GenAI #AIEdu #HigherEd #EdTech
February 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thinking about #audiobook #AINarrators & #Learning and where I find myself in the mix...what does it mean that all books can be turned into audiobooks?
aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-audiobo...
#GenAI #AIEdu #HigherEd #EdTech
aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-audiobo...
#GenAI #AIEdu #HigherEd #EdTech
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The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.
We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
My favorite conference returns: Aug 21-22! Perfect for librarians, instructors of all kinds, and creatives. I'll be there for the games but there are amazing things happening with makerspaces, the arts, and more.
Register now. Submissions due 3/7.
playmakelearn.org
Register now. Submissions due 3/7.
playmakelearn.org
2025 Play Make Learn Conference.
The Play Make Learn Conference is a place for collaboration and discovery in the design, research and practice of playful learning, games for learning and positive s
playmakelearn.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My favorite conference returns: Aug 21-22! Perfect for librarians, instructors of all kinds, and creatives. I'll be there for the games but there are amazing things happening with makerspaces, the arts, and more.
Register now. Submissions due 3/7.
playmakelearn.org
Register now. Submissions due 3/7.
playmakelearn.org
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If you are wanting to introduce @dndbeyond.com to a younger crowd (perhaps as part of a social studies lesson), these @pbs.org Wisconsin resources can help. Love the video!
pbswisconsineducation.org/look-back-ep...
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs #gamebasedlearning #kyedrpg #EduSky
pbswisconsineducation.org/look-back-ep...
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs #gamebasedlearning #kyedrpg #EduSky
Dice in the Dairyland: The History of Dungeons and Dragons – The Look Back – PBS Wisconsin Education
Dungeons and Dragons is a worldwide gaming phenomenon that started right here in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin! Follow us on an epic adventure as we discover what and who lead to the games creation.
pbswisconsineducation.org
January 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
If you are wanting to introduce @dndbeyond.com to a younger crowd (perhaps as part of a social studies lesson), these @pbs.org Wisconsin resources can help. Love the video!
pbswisconsineducation.org/look-back-ep...
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs #gamebasedlearning #kyedrpg #EduSky
pbswisconsineducation.org/look-back-ep...
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs #gamebasedlearning #kyedrpg #EduSky
'Tis the season for playful good! The Play Make Learn conference returns 8/21-22 at UW-Madison.
This year's theme is Messiness. I'm eager to see what looks like for teachers, librarians, game designers, artists and the rest of our awesome community.
Submit Proposals: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit
This year's theme is Messiness. I'm eager to see what looks like for teachers, librarians, game designers, artists and the rest of our awesome community.
Submit Proposals: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit
December 20, 2024 at 5:48 PM
'Tis the season for playful good! The Play Make Learn conference returns 8/21-22 at UW-Madison.
This year's theme is Messiness. I'm eager to see what looks like for teachers, librarians, game designers, artists and the rest of our awesome community.
Submit Proposals: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit
This year's theme is Messiness. I'm eager to see what looks like for teachers, librarians, game designers, artists and the rest of our awesome community.
Submit Proposals: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit
My students and I talked today about useful/not AI metaphors today (calculator for words was controversial) - I love to see the visual side of that as well!
(I also have a weakness for robot imagery but at least am self-aware enough to call myself out on overused symbolism when I do)
(I also have a weakness for robot imagery but at least am self-aware enough to call myself out on overused symbolism when I do)
Better Images of #AI "Have you noticed that news stories and marketing material about Artificial Intelligence are typically illustrated with clichéd and misleading images ?" betterimagesofai.org
Better Images of AI
We are a non-profit creating more realistic and inclusive images of artificial intelligence. Visit our growing repository available for anyone to use for free under CC licences, or just to use as insp...
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December 4, 2024 at 5:24 AM
My students and I talked today about useful/not AI metaphors today (calculator for words was controversial) - I love to see the visual side of that as well!
(I also have a weakness for robot imagery but at least am self-aware enough to call myself out on overused symbolism when I do)
(I also have a weakness for robot imagery but at least am self-aware enough to call myself out on overused symbolism when I do)
Metaphors for AI are fascinating - what's the most interesting you've come across?
E.g., stochastic parrots, distorting carnival mirror, digital microplastics, blurry JPEG of the web, sketchy and forgetful intern, etc.
E.g., stochastic parrots, distorting carnival mirror, digital microplastics, blurry JPEG of the web, sketchy and forgetful intern, etc.
November 27, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Metaphors for AI are fascinating - what's the most interesting you've come across?
E.g., stochastic parrots, distorting carnival mirror, digital microplastics, blurry JPEG of the web, sketchy and forgetful intern, etc.
E.g., stochastic parrots, distorting carnival mirror, digital microplastics, blurry JPEG of the web, sketchy and forgetful intern, etc.