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Immersive Gaming – How and Why We Play
The question ‘What is a game?’ has always been one that gamers and non-gamers alike have debated. Does a game require the mechanisms of puzzles, points and rewards to be a game? Do we need a linear...
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Games in the Classroom – Riven
As a young gamer my favourite games were RTS (Real Time Strategy), 2D and 3D FP (First Person) Adventure and Puzzlers. I could never grasp the attraction of Sports or Racing titles. Games such as...
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Minecraft QR Codes
A few years back, when Minecraft was still in it’s infancy as a game, let alone a tool for learning, I was invited to assist students in building ‘Study Worlds’. Worlds they could create, filled with...
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Minecraft Lesson Idea – Religious and Moral Education
In this lesson idea I explore the basic principles of teaching Religious and Moral Education. Giving children a greater awareness and understanding of a range of religions, religious people and...
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Minecraft Lesson Idea – Sustainable Forestry
Forest Island In this lesson idea, I’ll show you how to use Minecraft as a platform for giving learners an appreciation for the wide-arching subject of Environmental Science and Management, though...
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Games For Learning – From Dust
Pick up Sand – Create a Bridge Every so often at ImmersiveMinds I get the chance to indulge myself in the the art of simple ‘Play’. Playing for the sake of playing, rather than with the educational...
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Minecraft Education Server – Lessons So Far
This month I am celebrating two years of curriculum lesson creation in Minecraft. It’s been an amazing couple of years for what has become the ImmersiveMinds Education Server. While it started a lot...
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Minecraft Lesson Idea – Flags of the World
I remember, as a young boy wondering about the countries and the people I heard about on the news and in the games I played. My view of the world outside my small Scottish town was largely informed by...
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Minecraft – Australia Day 2015
In an adaption to the ‘Minecraft – Flags of the World‘ lesson idea I published last week, I took the opportunity to upgrade the sample flag to the flag of Australia in honour of my friends and...
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Ok, here’s one for the music classroom…is this the future of music exams? ;o) Pass – A+ Seriously though. This impresses me. Not just because of the musical talent and coordination skills required, but...
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Minecraft Humanity – Refugee Crisis
14/06/2016 – Breaking News: Shelling continues on British cities as Prime Minister David Cameron calls for international aid. British streets are in chaos as artillery and tank fire levels homes and...
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