Beyond the Invisible - Victoria, BC
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Current developments at LocoMatrix. A talk given to LevelUp - IGDA Victoria,BC giving a history of LocoMatrix and location based games, what we are up to at the moment, and where we are going with a new set of modular games
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Beyond the InvisibleRichard Vahrman: [email protected]
Richard Vahrman5 (possibly) interesting facts/lies
● Inventor of the Arduino● Inventor of 1st tablet● Creator of 1st location-based game● Accordionist & long-distance walker● Curator at James House, Brighton
5 events and 5 gadgets● 2007 The Idea: fat children in pub car park ● 2008 Reality PacMan: why sit at a computer being chased by
creatures when you can be chased for real = Fruit Farmer● 2010 The pivot: who's seen Time Team? = Invisible Buildings● 2013 Beyond the Invisible● 2014 and beyond: DEB and a new education
+ 5 gadgets:
● the gaming console● the phone and GPS dongle● the smart phone● the tablet● beyond? Google Glass
1: The Idea
2: Reality PacMan: Fruit Farmer
3: Invisible BuildingsGeophys
4: Beyond the Invisible
5: DEB5 principles of the BadgeLaureate● Education for life● Personalised Learning● Creative● Mentored● Fun
5 stages of learning● Boot-strappers - self-managed learning● Cubs - learning is play/learning is fun● Explorers - learning by finding out● Makers - learning by making (big projects)● Apprentices - learning by working
