Legacy Systems and the Anchors that Work Against Change
Back in October, 1995, a small computer company called Be, Inc. (founded by former Apple executives), released a new computer into the marketplace. This machine was called the BeBox, and … Continue reading
Backing the Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative
As of this posting, the funding window for the Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative has less than 55 hours left before closing. While the current pledged amount is greater than the … Continue reading
For Novices: The Top 5 Interactive Fiction Games
Getting into Interactive Fiction isn’t the easiest thing to do, as far as playing a “new” computer game genre goes. In the early 1980s when IF was popular–and the distractions … Continue reading
The Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative Launches on Kickstarter
As of April 19, 2012, the Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative is live on Kickstarter, ready for backers to contribute funding to reach the modest goal of $1500 over 45 days. … Continue reading
Measuring Frustration through Facial Recognition: We Do It for Games, Why Not for Courses?
While attending the 2012 Game Developers’ Conference last month in San Francisco, one of the presentations I sat in on was about measuring the level of frustration game players go … Continue reading
Living in Historical Williamsburg Through Interactive Fiction
While my family and I are able to visit Williamsburg, Virginia, fairly regularly, there are many who would but cannot, and many more who are not even aware that such a … Continue reading
Find Your Sprinkles Radio: Special Guest Hap Aziz Talks About Your Social Media Footprint
* * * Update 4/5/2010 * * * The segment on Find Your Sprinkles Radio last night was wonderful, with insightful conversation around the table. You can listen to the … Continue reading
Kickstarter and the Paradigm of Crowd-sourced Funding
This morning I was on the Good Day morning show that airs on Fox 35 in Orlando, Florida. The topic of the segment was Kickstarter.com, and the funding of creative … Continue reading
Hap on Fox 35 Good Day Orlando: What’s Kickstarter.com All About?
As many of you know, I appear from time to time on the Fox 35 morning and night time news programs. I discuss topics related to technology (surprise!), and many … Continue reading
Learning Through Play & Technology
The Learning Through Play & Technology blog discusses the topics of education, technology related to education, and the improvement of the teaching and learning process by incorporating the elements of … Continue reading