Monthly Archives: January 2012

Symposium: 2 February 2012

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

It’s the first week of the month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium! Last month’s generated a discussion about games, play, and learning that we all thought deserved some more attention; David even wrote an extended blog … Continue reading →

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Gaming Session: Minecraft, January 26, 2012

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

It’s time for our first Minecraft session of the new year. We’re going to experiment with embedding a game within the game this time, trying out a hide-and-seek area that we (well, mostly Miranda) built last time. Server is minecraft.bactrian.org, … Continue reading →

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19 January: Skyrim epic showdown

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Mattie Brice and I are working together on what I’m hoping will be the next big (well, little, really) thing for VGHVI–giving some of our playversations and symposia a nachleben as podcasts. I’m enjoying that collaboration immensely, and I hope … Continue reading →

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12 January, Team Fortress 2 on PC

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Let’s try this again. If three–that’s it, three–people comment here that they’re planning on joining in, we’ll do this thing. We’ll be playing over Steam for, I think, the first time ever. Come share your thoughts about Valve, Steam, TF2, … Continue reading →

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VGHVI Symposium, Thursday, 5 January

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

It’s (almost) the first week of the month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium! I’ve got a big ambition for this one–I want to open some avenues of discussion about the connection between fun, play, and game … Continue reading →

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