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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10 minutes on my 15 years designing games in learning settings
Matt Farber and Steve Isaacs recently interviewed me for their podcast on games-based learning. “Our guest introduces us to some of the fundamentals of how games can be used to effectively engage students and drive learning.” I talk about my … Continue reading
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How Games Transform Museum Experience: An Interview with the Smithsonian’s James Collins
Below is an interview I did for my column on DMLcentral. Click here to read it or scroll down below. Officially, James Collins is the Digital Media Project Manager at the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, working across … Continue reading
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MicroRanger Teaser – art, augmented animation, and minigames
This is the season. After more than a year and a half, MicroRangers is getting ready to launch. In spring, 2014, we held the first youth program, MicroMuseum, to see if this idea even had any legs, the idea of … Continue reading
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Object Oriented – Episode 2 – Games-based Learning in Museum Education
Object Oriented – Episode 2 – Games-based Learning in Museum Education This episode of Object Oriented explores the ideas of games-based learning. It includes short excerpts from the @MMMooshme interview with Bernie deKoven and then explores examples from youth programs. … Continue reading
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The GLS (Games, Learning and Society) Museum of Natural History opens next week in Madison, Wisconsin
The pop-up GLS Museum of Natural History will be opening next week, on July 8th, at 2:30 – 3:30. Everyone is invited to help build the museum and explore the relationship between museum design and game play. Donations are still … Continue reading
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Video teaser of two upcoming museum-based science games: Flora and MicroRangers
There are two games we’ve been developing through our youth programs in association with an exhibit opening in the Museum this fall. Flora is a card game and MicroRangers is an augmented mobile game. At last week’s internal professional development … Continue reading
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Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design: Sneak Peak at Our Games For Change Panel
As an original co-founder of the Games For Change Festival, I am always excited to both attend the annual event and also bring new voices to this important forum. In past years that has often looked like bringing teenagers to … Continue reading
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Using Games to Re-framing Our Past: an interview with 80 Days writer Meg Jayanth
When people ask me how my life led me to a career in digital media for learning, if I am feeling flippant I might say it all began when I was in second grade, in 1976, when the highlight of … Continue reading
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Great New Video of Games For Change Family Day
The Institute of Play produced this awesome new video from the Games For Change Public Arcade at the Tribeca Family Fair. AMNH had a great time participating (check our our post here) and we’re honored to have such a prominent … Continue reading
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Work To Watch This Summer: Live Video, AR, Folksonomy, and Games
This week, in New York City, we are entering the final days of the public school year and transitioning to our summer programming. On Thursday, we host the culminating event for the MicroMuseum program (more on that later), concluding this … Continue reading
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