Reflections on faith, technology, gaming and the strange stories through which we make meaning.
In this my first podcast, I wanted to convey the definitions and concepts of gamification as well as the way they might be applied to altered reality and physical outcomes. I am keen to give listeners a chance to ponder the ways in which a gamified experience can be applied to gain new habits and […]
About a year ago I started my Blog called NeveroddoreveN. My main reason for doing this was to find a way to integrate two of the most powerful identity roles I played in life which seem so separated from each other as to be complete and total opposites. The Sacred me, a minister of religion […]
“what is there in thee, Moon! That thou shouldst move my heart so potently?” John Keets When I look up into the clear night sky I am filled with such wonder and awe at the lunar sphere, it captures my imagination. Our nearest heavenly body. I was born in 1972 a mere 3 years after […]
In my Uni class #ALC708 this week we were talking about the lenses of Dystopia and Utopia that allow us to explore the extremes of thinking around social media and online presence. Being and avid Sic-fi and fantasy fan I had to pinch my self out of my own utopia as released that i was […]
In 2004 the video computer gamer company Blizzard released the massive multiplayer online (MMO), it was a ground-breaking online experience that allowed for fantasy game play and social community. I started playing on day one having been a big fan of other Blizzard titles such as Warcraft and Star Craft. During the past 15 years […]
While attending the 2019 Synod meeting for Victoria and Tasmania I discovered that there was game built around the app containing all the reports and information for the 4 day meeting. The app used was called AttendeeHub by CrowdCompass and was a wonderful way of collecting all the information such as reports, proposals, and maps […]
During the 1960’s writer and producers like Irwin Allen, Gene Roddenberry and Verity Lambert let their imaginations play with possibilities, exploring emerging aspects of science fiction. The emerging canvas of television time and space became a rich medium to a explore and the previously still panels of text and comics came alive in serialised form […]
It still gives me a thrill to hear the John Williams score with the flat dessert scene of Tatooine, the wistful look on the face of the young Luke Skywalkeras he contemplates the possibilities of a much larger existence beyond the simplicity of his known life. This scene which was shot on this day in […]
When I am teaching a new game one of the first things I am asked about are the victory conditions, “tell me what I must do to win!”. Once we know what is expected of us, we can begin to form a plan or strategy to arriving at that point. In all games regardless of […]