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Game Night Gone Wild @AMNH

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Barry

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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Object Oriented – Episode 2 – Games-based Learning in Museum Education

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Barry

Object Oriented – Episode 2 – Games-based Learning in Museum Education This episode of Object Oriented explores the ideas of games-based learning. It includes short excerpts from the @MMMooshme interview with Bernie deKoven and then explores examples from youth programs. … Continue reading →

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What’s on your lanyard? What Disney World Can Teach Us About Museum-based Learning, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Barry

“Barry has crushes,” my supervisor explained to one of my colleagues. “You just have to let him talk them out.” Truer words have never been spoken, at least not about me. My crush of the week – that is, my … Continue reading →

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Designing Mobile Museum Experiences: Thoughts on the “Well-Played” App

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Barry

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 →

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New Science Gaming Programs: Killer Snails, MicroRangers, & Playing with Dinos (oh my!)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Barry

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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Great New Video of Games For Change Family Day

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Barry

The Institute of Play produced this awesome new video from the Games For Change Public Arcade at the Tribeca Family Fair. AMNH had a great time participating (check our our post here) and we’re honored to have such a prominent … Continue reading →

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How I Survived 8 Years of GLS (and you can to)

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Barry

Last month I was deeply honored and touched to be invited to help close out the tenth annual Games, Learning and Society (GLS) Conference. I first came to GLS in 2005 (the third festival) and (except for the year I … Continue reading →

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Where to Find Me at the 2014 Games, Learning and Society Conference

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Barry

Returning to the Games, Learning and Society Conference (this will be my seventh one!) always feels like a type of homecoming reunion. Since the conference began ten years ago – within a collection of graduate schools at University of Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Me and the Games For Change Festival: Where to find me

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Barry

Tomorrow begins the 11th annual Games For Change Festival, with a projected attendance of 800 people, over four days. What a difference 11 years makes! When we co-founded it in 2004, we could barely schedule enough speakers for a half-day … Continue reading →

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James Paul Gee on Museum-based Learning, the Maker Movement, and How Not To View a Cézanne: An Interview

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Barry

Last month a number of our digital youth learning projects were mentioned in an article in the New York Times (re: At Play in Skies of Cretaceous Era). While the article largely focused on our new exhibit on pterosaurs and … Continue reading →

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