The Open Budgets Game: A serious game for civil society organisations

In this Pecha Kucha style talk, Michael Wolf presents the potential of serious games and edutainment to enhance learning. He uses the example of the Open Budgets Game, which has recently been designed by Formula D interactive, Michael’s design company.

Using e-Learning Games to inform Didactic practice

The following abstract was written as a proposal for a conference paper. It is therefore a work in progress and will be updated as the paper evolves. So please comment. This proposed article will aim to introduce readers to the opportunity of using lessons learned from the electronic game art form in their didactic practice. [...]

Requirements for computing devices in education

India's 10 USD computer This is what the world’s cheapest computer may look like
Recent rumors about India’s launch of a 30 USD computing device for education sparked some thoughts on requirements for devices that should rather be cost efficient than provide excessive functionality that is not required by the user group.