Thistle Games » Libraries http://thistlegames.com/thistle Mon, 21 May 2012 23:13:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= RPGs and Enterprise http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2012/03/17/rpgs-and-enterprise/ http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2012/03/17/rpgs-and-enterprise/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:25:06 +0000 nedjer http://thistlegames.com/thistle/?p=9890 There are plenty of pages on the site about the benefits of RPGs in learning and teaching – plus links to a certain amount of related research. However, these benefits are mainly set out in the language of active learning, gamification and/ or design gaming. Within all that, design games, (i.e. games focused [...]]]> http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2012/03/17/rpgs-and-enterprise/feed/ 0 Bluefishworks Posters http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/06/26/bluefishworks-posters/ http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/06/26/bluefishworks-posters/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:41:20 +0000 Thistle http://thistlegames.com/thistle/?p=3495 Bluefishworks is a UK-based company offering a range of high-quality art and design posters. They also sell a wide selection of art and design books, as well as ‘art packs’ containing multiple copies of various famous works of art for passing round classes.

Our interest is in the posters, because they [...]]]> http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/06/26/bluefishworks-posters/feed/ 0 RPGs Were Always Going To Beat Brain Training http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/04/22/rpgs-were-always-going-to-beat-brain-training/ http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/04/22/rpgs-were-always-going-to-beat-brain-training/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:01:57 +0000 Thistle http://thistlegames.com/thistle/?p=3069 The BBC report on further evidence that Brain Training software is of very limited value is here. This may sound like bad news for encouraging the use of games in homes, schools and libraries. It is to some extent, because the headlines may be remembered and held up as evidence against any use [...]]]> http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/04/22/rpgs-were-always-going-to-beat-brain-training/feed/ 0 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21 http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/02/21/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-02-21/ http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/02/21/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-02-21/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:39:00 +0000 Thistle http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/02/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-02-21/ WOW @Aviary is now FREE? http://bit.ly/aviaryfree #

Online graphics suite Aviary can now be accessed for free from here:

]]> http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2010/02/21/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-02-21/feed/ 0 The Big Draw 2009 http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2009/10/10/the-big-draw-2009/ http://thistlegames.com/thistle/2009/10/10/the-big-draw-2009/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:54:47 +0000 Thistle http://thistlegames.com/thistle/?p=744 The Big Draw is a UK wide ‘arts workshop’ that runs in October every year. Libraries, museums, schools and many other organisations run hundreds of drawing and sketching events for kids and adults. The range of activities is remarkable and the Big Draw has become a huge success over the years.