Monthly Archives: July 2011

Why Games Work – The Science of Learning

Direct Link To Paper: Why Games Work – The Science of Learning. (PS – some external sites do not like direct links to a PDF format, so I used this blog post instead). A few months ago, I had a … Continue reading

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On Being a Professional Game Developer

Near the end of Daniel Pink’s book, Drive, I found this quote: “Being a professional, is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.”  – Julius Irving. It’s wonderfully insightful and is … Continue reading

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“We’re Born to be Players, Not Pawns”

I was reading Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow and I came across something new. Or, maybe it just seemed new the 2nd time. Whatever the reason, I had one of those, ‘holy cow!’ moments that sends chills up my arms. His words inspired … Continue reading

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