Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Find the Future: The Game.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! They thought, wouldn't it be interesting to create a game to get people in the library who may not have ever come? My focus is on how children learn science.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

Me with a friend As I keep saying, I’ve been to a few museums of late. In reflecting on the sample, I’ve made some broad reflections on museum workers and visitors. Our visitors often see museums as a genre, not unlike hospitals or libraries. But, while adjacent, museums differ from formal classrooms in numerous ways.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, a baseball basket could include a ball signed by a famous player, a jersey, and season tickets to home games. Tech basket Many people prioritize keeping up with the latest tech releases or having the best new gadgets. For example, you could create a bundle with art, history, and science museum passes.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Between high-altitude hijinks, run-ins with wildlife, and very long days of hiking, I finished John Falk's new book, Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience. In other words, if you are a curious person, you will go to museums to learn new things.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2007

In the spirit of this sentiment, this week we look at games for lurkers, that is, games people watch. Games people watch? Isn’t the point to play games? I’d guess, in this country at least, more people watch games than play them. In museums, we always assume that everyone wants to get their hands dirty and “do it.”

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Game Museum Contest Interaction 20

Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2020

Unsurprisingly, many of the tips revolve around finding a good workspace and getting ready for the day , so shower and get off the bed before reading this and you’ll already be ahead of the game! . It sounds basic, but get organized as soon as possible – set up a working office, don’t have things in boxes or feeling temporary.

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