UCET worked me hard. I had a keynote and three breakout sessions in the auditorium on Friday and then another two seventy-minute breakouts in a classroom on Saturday. When my last session was over, I knew I could relax, at last, and look forward to my day at home on Sunday. Then I met Wesley Smith of iWorlds Simulations.
Someone had talked with him about my session the day before on video games as learning engines, and he wanted to meet and share ideas with me. So we sat at a table in the cafeteria and talked for about 45 minutes. I need to state that I was sooo not ready for this. I was tired, brain-dead, my computer bag had become entirely too heavy to carry any further, and I wanted to get home. But after that meeting, I was so energized with the possibilities.
Because of my afore mentioned condition, I do not remember all of the details, sequence, or contexts of that conversation, but there is something on the horizon that is new, and that plugs in magnificently with much that I think and talk about. So look out for something that is part field trip, part corporate training, part World of War Craft and part worksheets. There’s a lot Star Trek and a little Oregon Trail, a bunch of video arcade and laser tag, and you should probably throw in some legos for good measure. And it may actually happen in your local mall. This guy’s got a vision for something that I think could be huge and he tells the story very well.
So look out! Also, check out the video on their web site.