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Where We Stand: A Decade of Digital Media and Learning

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Barry

My post this month on DMLcentral asked readers to reflect on the first ten years of the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative, and reviewed in brief why it will be their last: This October will mark nine years … Continue reading →

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MicroRangers Back in the Studio

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Barry

Earlier this summer, after a competitive audition process, we brought youth from across our Education programs into the AMNH sound studio to record audio for MicroRangers, our upcoming, Hall-based mobile game. This is always an exciting time, as the project … Continue reading →

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The Robots Are Coming: An Interview with Jennifer Arseneau on Roaming Telepresence Robots

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Barry

The robots are coming! The robots are coming! A year ago the Tate Britain ran After Dark, from August 13-17, which they promoted with the following offer: “Control robots roaming around the gallery from the comfort of your sofa.” A … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Past Practices through a Contemporary Digital Lens: NYPL’s Public Eye

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Barry

If you’ve never been to the main branch of New York City’s Public Library, on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in a magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark building, you might not realized it also houses lovely exhibit spaces (free for all to … Continue reading →

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Using an Iterative Design Process to Re-vision Cultural Halls Through Digital Media

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Barry

Last year we had an idea — one of those late-night-shouldn’t-you-be-sleeping kind of crazy ideas — for helping visitors form deeper connections with our the Hall of Northwest Coast Indians. To my delight it was included within a slate of … Continue reading →

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Object Oriented – Episode 2 – Games-based Learning in Museum Education

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Barry

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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MAKESHOP at Pittsburgh’s Children’s Museum

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Barry

During my visit this week to the Serious Play conference, I took a brief detour and got a fantastic trip to the MAKESHOP at the Pittsburgh’s Children’s Museum, lead by my colleague Lisa Brahms, their Director of Learning and Research. (Long-time … Continue reading →

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Creating the GLS Museum of Natural History

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Barry

At this year’s Games, Learning and Society Conference (GLS), I worked with Nick Fortugno, Debra Everett-Lane, and Hannah Jaris to create a unique conference experience to explore what it means for contemporary museums to bring games to the public (Nick … Continue reading →

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The GLS (Games, Learning and Society) Museum of Natural History opens next week in Madison, Wisconsin

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Barry

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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G4C15: Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Barry

I just found the video of the panel I was thrilled to moderate at Games For Change last April, on “Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design”. Please check out the fascinating conversation below: Meg Jayanth, writer of 80 Days (Time magazine’s … Continue reading →

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