http://wisdomgames.co.za Welcome to Wisdom Games webspace.. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:16:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In several of the projects we are working on for our clients at the moment we are embedding video content into the 3D Virtual Environment. Today I came across this video demo of an interactive video from a company called Yellowbird in the Netherlands. While Google street view offers a ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=81 This report was forward to us by a client.  It is a good summary of some of the discussion and debate that was stimulated at the recent Apply Serious Games Summit in London. Content is king in the land of the virtual Posted by Jon Wilcox in Learning technologies Social networking websites ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=80 We recently came across this post.  It is useful in the connections it makes, not just between games and performance but also because of the connection at the end with Baby Boomers. At Wisdom Games we have kept Baby Boomers as a core part of our business philosophy and value proposition.  ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=79 This interesting article was posted on Wired Magazine's UK site.  Computer gaming has been blamed for many things.... but now it is even being blamed for the current global financial crisis.  Whatever next? The text of the article is visible below.  Or, it can be read in its original context by ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=78 A variety of newswires carried this story that sounds like it was written by a modern day Agatha Christie Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby The full story can be read below, or it can be read at the original Associated Press source by following the link above. There have been ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=48 The US army's use of the game Americas Army to facilitate its Public Relations and recruitment activity is well known. Games that deal with the emotions war is an excellent article from EDGE that shows how the US Army has expanded its use of gaming to include the emotional side ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=47 The following articles and blog posts have been collecting in our inbox [pushed there by some useful Google Alerts].  The list below is a useful collation of some interesting internet activity. Key Trends: The Gamer demographic's influence has been identified and is being targeted and tapped into by those who believe they ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=46 On 8 Oct 08 the New York Times ran an article on Dimension M a game designed by Tabula Digita to teach maths skills to children.  The article can be read at the following link: Video Game Helps Math Students Vanquish an Archfiend: Algebra Key bits of info in the article: Dimension ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=45 On Wed 8 Oct 08 The New York Times ran an article about the use of computer game-type simulations being used by the Federal Aviation Authority to train a new generation of air traffic controllers [ATC's]. The article can be read in its original context at For Air Traffic ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=44 The company who host our online presence have recently had a major software "all-fall-down".  Wisdom Games was unfortunately significantly affected as collateral damage in the process. We have needed to wait for everything to be fully stabilised on their side before we resumed any significant online contributions. By the end of this ... http://wisdomgames.co.za/?p=43