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Three "Not So Obvious" Obvious Things about Virtual Worlds

Kapp Notes

For example, I used to do some consulting for a large toy retailer and they created an actual replica of model store. They would bring in merchandisers and others into the actual store to look at layout and determine toy placement. Alter the frequency of interactions by building in-world templates of key locations. They are not magic.

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Games Can Help You Think Like Your Opponent

Kapp Notes

As the article NCAA Football 13: Why This Popular Videogame Is More of a Coach Than a Toy states: Many gamers credit the NCAA Football series with increasing their knowledge and understanding of the sport. An article in Wired sums up the ability of the JTCOIC team in creating a version of a recent battle in theater.

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People Development: Stop Spending, Start Thinking

CLO Magazine

Depressingly often, like aspiring exercisers with piles of laundry sitting on their treadmill, they show ubiquitous signs of abandoned efforts: faded motivational posters, certificates and dusty stress toys with familiar consulting brands. Similarly, marketing lures managers to boast trophy certificates on social media.

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Is your company ready for the iGeneration?

Matrix

Because the toy tablet he wanted to play with refused to change its screen whenever he swiped. From browser versions to the company website, from the internal CRM system, to the company LMS , the iGeneration won’t be impressed with a less than great user experience. A preschooler. Why, you may wonder? That’s right, it won’t.

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ChatGPT for LXD

Scissortail's Learning Nest

I’ve been seeing all kinds of posts on social media lately about ChatGPT and what it means for learning experience designers. The company has opened a wait list for a paid version called ChatGPT Professional, so maybe that means they’ll keep a free version around. Reading Time: 10 minutes. Introduction.

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The NexGen Learning System Rankings for 2021

eLearning 24-7

Perhaps it will be some Moose toys for their dogs (thank you, D2L). It is based on my Learning Systems Template, with the items I have highlighted (in my latest version of my template – yellow)/and some are listed below, which I deem as Tier 5 NexGen. A Christmas Carol, the 1938 version. . To look back. To ascertain.

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Airtable’s Chief Product Officer on Building Products that Amplify Our Creative Potential

Actio Learning

Social media makes it easier to remember your friends’ birthdays and wish them well. Described by creator Bill Atkinson as a software “ erector set, ” HyperCard was a precursor to the web itself, released with an early version of the Macintosh OS. Most apps out there, in other words, are basically battery-powered spaghetti forks.