Hi. I am Barry Joseph.
I am formerly the VP of Digital Experience at the Girl Scouts of the USA and Associate Director For Digital Learning at the American Museum of Natural History.
When I began at the Museum I used this blog to talk about my adventures, exploring issues related to digital media and museum-based learning. I featured original interviews, thought pieces, and highlights from my work and those of my colleagues at the AMNH.
Starting in 2020, with the launch of Barry Joseph Consultancy, LLC, I turned this blog into a place to explore digital engagement writ large.
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Killer Snails gets a killer fan-made theme song
Here’s the story from the Killer Snails co-founder, Jessica Ochoa Hendrix: As you know, Killer Snails attended two gaming conferences this summer. At the first conference, Origins Game Fair, we met a musician who performs as Rhiannon’s Lark. She really … Continue reading
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Killer Snails: Assassins of the Sea available on Kickstarter
A year ago a group of teenagers spent a week at the Museum working with marine biochemist, Dr. Mandë Holford, game designer Nicholas Fortugno of Playmatics, and our team of science educators to assist in the development of a new … Continue reading
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New Science Gaming Programs: Killer Snails, MicroRangers, & Playing with Dinos (oh my!)
In 2015, within the Museum’s Youth Initiative Winter offerings, there will be three (count them – three!) different science programs that explore science-based games in completely different ways. Each draws from science topics of interest to the Museum, explores how … Continue reading
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A new interview with me on Museum 2.0 about games and museums
I was thrilled recently when Seema Rao, who took over management of the incomparable blog Museum 2.0 last year from Nina Simon, invited me to chat with her about museums and games. As you’ll see below in this re-post, it … Continue reading
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I am Leaving AMNH to Pursue Innovation Opportunities in Informal Learning Spaces
At the end of June I will be leaving my current role as the Associate Director of Digital Learning in the Education department at the American Museum of Natural History. I have learned and grown so much in the past … Continue reading
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Introducing My New Position at the American Museum of Natural History
On October 5th, 2012, I began working in the Education department at the American Museum of Natural History, as their new Associate Director of Digital Learning. It has been an incredible four years. Now, as I move into a new … Continue reading
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Game Night Gone Wild @AMNH
Do games belong in museums? Well, the 500 attendees at last night’s sold out event – Game Night Gone Wild – answered with their feet: “Hell, yes! (and pass the dice…)” This is not the first time the Museum has … Continue reading
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The GLS (Games, Learning and Society) Museum of Natural History opens next week in Madison, Wisconsin
The pop-up GLS Museum of Natural History will be opening next week, on July 8th, at 2:30 – 3:30. Everyone is invited to help build the museum and explore the relationship between museum design and game play. Donations are still … Continue reading
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Designing Mobile Museum Experiences: Thoughts on the “Well-Played” App
You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you just might find You get what you need — Mick Jagger & Keith Richards This weekend my 5-year old daughter taught me some important lessons about … Continue reading