Hi. I am Barry Joseph.
I am formerly the VP of Digital Experience at the Girl Scouts of the USA and Associate Director For Digital Learning at the American Museum of Natural History.
When I began at the Museum I used this blog to talk about my adventures, exploring issues related to digital media and museum-based learning. I featured original interviews, thought pieces, and highlights from my work and those of my colleagues at the AMNH.
Starting in 2020, with the launch of Barry Joseph Consultancy, LLC, I turned this blog into a place to explore digital engagement writ large.
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- The 2024 National Egg Cream Invitational March 19, 2024
- NY1 Coverage of Our New Video Gaming Exhibition February 5, 2024
- Video Games – The Great Connector: behind the scenes on (one of) my proudest achievements February 4, 2024
- Virtual Visits to the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum Now Live January 25, 2024
- Back in the Classroom (NYU) January 25, 2024
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Curated List of Games for Civic Identity
This month I had the pleasure of working with Andy Robertson, who founded and runs the amazing Family Video Game Database, to highlight a collection of video games that can develop a deep sense of civic identity. If you are … Continue reading
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New Research on Role of Games in Lives of Today’s Teens from Joan Ganz Cooney Center
“We used to love playing Xbox all day. That used to be great. But now that it’s all we really do or have to do, they’re always like, ‘Oh, I’m so bored of Xbox. I just wanna do something else.’” … Continue reading
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Announcing the Informal Learning Game category within the GEE! Learning Games Award
In the past year have you done… anything? Given the twin pandemics of Covid-19 and systemic racism, if you’re even just still here to read this I KNOW you deserve an award. But if you ALSO created a learning game … Continue reading
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A new interview with me on Museum 2.0 about games and museums
I was thrilled recently when Seema Rao, who took over management of the incomparable blog Museum 2.0 last year from Nina Simon, invited me to chat with her about museums and games. As you’ll see below in this re-post, it … Continue reading
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I have $ and PD for museums interested in games-based learning
I am so thrilled to announce that my latest client for Barry Joseph Consulting is the amazing Games for Change. Why am I thrilled, why did I literally get chocked up when we finalized the deal? I’ll explain that in … Continue reading
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Help me Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Games For Change #G4C18 Festival with a Pop-up Museum
As one of the founders of Games For Change, I was delighted when they asked me to help them celebrate the 15th anniversary this summer with a pop-up museum. At previous conferences like Museums and the Web and the Games, … Continue reading
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A Series of Epistolary Romances: Games and Museums
Last year I received a rather unusual request: Would I have a conversation with my friend and colleague James Collins – over many months, like letters sent in days of old – and then publicly share it, inviting others to … Continue reading
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Video from “Co-Designing Museums of the Future” Presentation at Games For Change Festival
Last month, I had the opportunity at the 13th annual Games For Change Festival to work with two youth from our educational programs to explore how the Museum understands games as a form of public engagement and, more specifically, how … Continue reading
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Working with Youth To Design Museums of the Future – presentation at 13th Games For Change Festival
“As a parent, I hope this project is expanded. Our family looked at the museum in a different way and they now have interest in learning more about microorganisms!” This Thursday I and two youth from our educational programs will … Continue reading
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Coverage in Vice’s Motherboard: “How Games Are Changing the Museum Experience”
We’re appreciative of Becky Ferreira‘s recent coverage in Vice’s Motherboard of a variety of efforts around AMNH to explore how games can enhance the visitor experience – from exhibit-based interactives (Flap Like a Pterosaurs), Hall-based games (MicroRangers), to tabletop gaming … Continue reading
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