The July/August 2010 Engage Learning Newsletter is now available.

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NASA is releasing a multi-player game called Moonbase Alpha, wherein players assume the role of a moon exploration team member living in a lunar settlement.

Gamers will have to get used to running with a moon-bounce loping gait while wearing a bulky moon suit — atypical for first-person [...] Continue Reading…

When: from 30th of August till 3rd of September in 2010.

Where: Tampere, Finland,

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Why: Educational games have always been low budget, low tech, poor cousins of the computer game industry. Up until recently, very few commercial companies provide good quality [...] Continue Reading…

Technology that interacts with the user through the sense of touch has been evolving over the past decade. We have seen force feedback joysticks, steering wheels, rumble packs, and with the more recent handheld devices, vibration feedback.

However, other possibilities for learning and accessibility are now being explored. Tailored vibrations [...] Continue Reading…