Randall Fujimoto
gametrain.bsky.social
Randall Fujimoto
@gametrain.bsky.social
Game-Based Learning Designer
https://gametrainlearning.org
"The study found that the most successful players were the most adaptive, switching between individual mining and using social learning when the situation called for it." #minecraft
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What playing Minecraft tells researchers about social learning : Short Wave
Minecraft is a movie and a very popular video game with iconic block graphics that characters can "mine" for building material and gems. It's also what cognitive scientist Charley Wu and his team util...
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May 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"That’s pretty cool #transmedia from Netflix, and it shows that it’s still one of the only companies that can release a TV show and a game about the same subject on the same day."
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Netflix releases Thronglets game tied to Black Mirror ‘Plaything’ episode
Netflix has released a very strange simulation game called Thronglets that is tied to the new Black Mirror Season 7 episode called Plaything.
venturebeat.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Meaningful engagement with others is critical to health and wellbeing, but we live in a time when any kind of engagement is dwindling."
nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/eve...
Why Everyday Communication Matters: 5 Tiny Choices That Shape Us In Big Ways
Co-authors Andy Merolla and Jeffrey Hall share 5 key insights from their new book, The Social Biome: How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us.
nextbigideaclub.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Gamers often describe cozy games as helping them enter relaxed, meditative states and reduce stress."
mashable.com/article/cozy... #videogames
How 'cozy gaming' is taking mindfulness mainstream
Meditative hits like 'Stardew Valley' and 'Animal Crossing' are helping a generation of gamers foster helpful habits.
mashable.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Attempts to limit students’ knowledge about the past imperil their chances of being able to think critically about new information." #medialiteracy #history
theconversation.com/why-history-...
Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
theconversation.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A4: I'd be interested in a chat about live, in-person, immersive educational gaming experiences like described here: gametrainlearning.org/articles/liv... #LevelUpEDU
Live Interactive Narrative Experiences for Education - GameTrain Learning
Can a Live Interactive Narrative Experience be an effective educational medium? Real Life to Video Games to Real Life In the early days of video games, many games were attempts to create digital versi...
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February 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM