72. Maths tests – Lochend and Lourdes
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Lourdes
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89. “The majority of them really liked it so I said I
would install it on their machines. A few replied I
didn’t need to do that, ‘because I’m going to
download it myself at home tonight’. High praise
indeed”.
Alan Hamilton
Stirling High School - learnerham.org.uk
102. Using appropriate
software, I can work
collaboratively to design
an interesting and
entertaining game which
incorporates a form of
control technology or
interactive multimedia.
TCH 2-09a
There are a significant number of commercially available titles that have great application for use in the curriculum – educationally valid, and having a significant impact on the engagement of the pupil in their learning.
Our games design work has also really started to take off and authorities from all over Scotland have really bought into the initiative which will provide support and resources for a progressive 3 -18 which we hope will develop and equip Scotland's next generation of games makers.
…or indeed games like man hunt where you suffocate people with a plastic bag (another Scottish classic!) becomes available on a new generation of consoles…
… such as Project Natal (launching in Q4 2010) where you don’t need a controller as it has full body recognition creating real immersive game play allowing you to act out complex sequences and violence.