Short Sims-A Game Changer

Short Sims: A Game Changer مفاهیم طراحی، گفتگو و قالب‌بندی شبیه‌سازی‌های تعاملی را بررسی می‌کند. تعامل کلید رسانه های آموزشی موثر در مدارس، شرکت ها، ارتش و دولت است. با این حال، چالش‌هایی مانند محتوای خطی ناکارآمد یا هزینه‌ها می‌توانند محصول را از مسیر خارج کنند. این کتاب یک روش اثبات شده برای راهنمایی هر کسی در مراحل ایجاد سریع محتوای بسیار جذاب و پاسخگو ارائه می دهد. این فرآیند دهه‌ها تحقیق و اجرا را با سازمان‌های پیشرو ترکیب می‌کند (بیل

Short Sims: A Game Changer explores the design concepts, dialogue, and formatting of interactive simulations. Interactivity is the key to effective educational media in schools, corporations, the military, and government. However, challenges like ineffective linear content or expenses can derail the product. This book provides a proven methodology to guide anyone through the steps of quickly creating highly engaging and responsive content. The process combines decades of research and implementations with leading organizations (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Harvard Business School Publishing, Visa, State Department) with new tools that have just emerged.

Key Features

• This book provides numerous code examples to illustrate how to put the techniques into practice.
• It includes expanded introductions to mathematics fundamental to computer graphics and game development.
• Graphics and physics are covered in introductory overviews.

Author Bio

Clark Aldrich is an education technology thought leader—the author of six books and developer of patent and award-winning projects. He currently builds custom Short Sims for organizations using a revolutionary methodology he has pioneered, or helps them build their own, through www.shortsims.com. He is also the host of an audio series called Education X Media (www.edbymedia.com) about evolving pedagogy in academics, corporations, and the military. ​ He has been called a "guru" by Fortune Magazine and a "maverick" by CNN. Aldrich and his work have been featured in hundreds of other sources, including CBS, ABC, The New York Times, USA Today, the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, NPR, CNET, Business 2.0, BusinessWeek, and U.S. News and World Report. He has written monthly columns for Training Magazine and Online Learning Magazine. Previously, he was the founder and former director of research for Gartner’s e-learning coverage. Earlier in his career, he worked on special projects for Xerox` executive team. He also served for many years as the Governor`s representative on the education task force Joint Committee on Educational Technology, volunteered on several non-profit organizations aimed at child advocacy, and has served on numerous boards. He earned from Brown University a degree in cognitive science (during which he also taught at a leading environmental education foundation). He grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and is the ninth great-grandson of Governors John Winthrop and Thomas Dudley, first and second governors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and Captain Walter Neale, the first colonial governor of lower New Hampshire.