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August 22, 2005
Nesta Endorphin Del.icio.us... (reminds me of those refrigerator word magnets!)
Today I took a look at Nesta FutureLab's bi-annual journal Vision which had a few articles of interest on games for learning - Could Computer Games Transform How We Learn? and mobile learning - The Future of Mobile Technology: Learning on the Run. While not revolutionary (most examples and research seem to be the same we've been hearing about all year), they do provide a good summary of the opportunities and challenges for education. The journal itself looks great!
There were a few gems I hadn't heard of yet in the new technology secion, including an animation software called Endorphin by Natural Motion -
Endorphin is a new type of software
that enables 3D characters to be
completely interactive. They are
programmed with adaptive
behaviours which enable them to
essentially animate themselves.
For example, if you move two
football players close to each other,
one will automatically tackle the
other.
The demo examples on their website made me say Wow! Animation that creates it's own realistic interactions...
I wasn't sure quite how to tag it on Del.icio.us as my first public bookmark there. I chose Wow, Cool, and Games (you can only choose one word keywords). I wanted to say something like --really intriging tool that might enable creative new artforms and a possible platform for educational games to better simulate interaction...
Posted by Ron Edwards at August 22, 2005 11:47 PM
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