Oof it’s been awhile. I’m currently having fun at Holiday Matsuri. Gonna do a Sylveon cosplay tomorrow. So many outfit changes 😅 #cosplay #playful #pokemon

Highlights of day 3 of #seriousplay25! Dr. Peck makes #ttrpgs for classrooms to improve literacy. Dr. Rose & Jacobs presented research on play-based practice (and we played a fish game!). @edugamergal.bsky.social brings play to PD. @drpigeon.bsky.social told us about his semester long RPG! #EduSky

Time to go get a Happy Meal cuz I want a Hello Kitty x TMNT toy.

Anyone playing The Alters? I’m pretty obsessed but the sun is getting closer on Act 2 and I’m panicking I didn’t explore fast enough. #LevelUpEdu #gamer #survivalgames

#ResidentEvil marathon this weekend. Currently on Apocalypse. I’ve often thought it would be much more effective to fight crime and be an overall gun wielding badass in a blue bustier and a mini skirt instead of a uniform..or armor..or some other protective nonsense. #gamer

Today’s entertainment: 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later then 28 Years Later at the movies tonight. I feel like you would appreciate this marathon @adoom98.bsky.social 😅 #horrorfan

I built a game with UEFN at a game jam this weekend! It’s about gathering ingredients for the perfect burger in a journey through the multiverse with parkour, stealth, and hidden item mechanics. I loved designing the “bun” planet. #playfullearning #LevelUpEDU

tomorrow evening I'll be chatting with Willow Flame about their work developing games for language learning and signed languages. The session will be held on Zoom, and you're welcome to join us. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ludic #language #pedagogy #SignedLanguages #gamedesign

I think Final Destination could also be titled “Rube Goldberg gone horrifically awry” although that’s not quite as catchy…

So. Just finished Blue Prince this morning (ok, Day 38, not “finished” but got through antechamber to credits). Thought about going to movie theater solo to see the new Final Destination but my mood is telling me to marathon the series fully solo (at home lol). Thoughts @adoom98.bsky.social ? 😅

Heading to Indianapolis for Crossroads 2025 and feeling so energized! This year marks 10 years of the InfyMakers Awards, and I’m excited to celebrate the amazing work educators are doing across the country. Follow along for updates and snapshots from the event! #InfyXRoads

What does "Powerful Learning" mean to you? #EduSky #LevelUpEdu #AIinEdu #YouthMADE

Quick reminder that we have active communities on LinkedIn and Discord for #gamesineducation #AIineducation and #makereducators as well as here! Send me a DM and I'll get you connected! #LevelUpEdu #youthmade

🌀 Happy #WorldQuantumDay What’s a complicated concept you’ve seen (or would love to see) explained through a game? Has any game helped you understand something tough? Share your thoughts and examples! #LevelUpEDU #gamesineducation

📚 Happy National Library Week! Visited @umcvga.bsky.social last month - library AND gamer paradise! 🎮 Played Phantasmagoria on a vintage PC 🤯 Have you checked out games at your local library? What's your experience been? How could this increase access for students? #LevelUpEDU #Library

Last day for #LevelUpEdu #slowchat this week! What would it look like for your students to design their own game with your support on a topic they are passionate about? Jump in and share your comments below! #EduSky

...For board games or digital games, this is where understanding game design and thorough playtesting are necessary. A quiz-type game is naturally going to have limited choices. A sandbox or playful learning activity will need clear instructions to keep kids on track. #LevelUpEDU

This is a dissertation-sized question, lol. It depends on the game, objectives, and learning content. With a teacher-led game like a TTRPG, escape room, or group #Minecraft Ed world, you can reign students in when they want to go off on a tangent or nudge them along if they're stuck. #LevelUpEDU...

One take. Don’t have time to do these over and over 😅 #slowchat #levelupedu Question of the Day. #gamesineducation

Today's #slowchat is for our #AI and #LevelUpEdu communities! Are you using AI tools with students in game design education and/or interactive storytelling? What tools are you using? What considerations or thoughts do you go through when selecting or using these tools?

Yes! Incredible worlds were built by collaborative pairs: an arena with code to arm combatants, a maze with 4 different biomes... This was the final battle in the #MinecraftEDU #Python arena tournament (I was eliminated 1st round;) #LevelUpEdu #slowchat #gamedesign #gamesineducation #EduSky

Today's #LevelUpEdu #slowchat question asks about designing games and learning experiences for student agency. What do you think? Share your thoughts with the community! #gamedesign #gamesineducation #EduSky

A1: Poker (hear me out) once I learned how to bluff & stack decks. The mental game is way more fun than the cards & manipulating the cards even more so. "You don't play your hand, you play the player across the table". #SlowChat #LevelUpEdu

Design Mode #LevelUpEdu Q1 🎮 What’s a game, digital or analog, that gave you a true sense of agency as a player? How can you build learning experiences through games that inspire that sense of agency in your students? Do you have any examples to share? #slowchat

🎮 This week on #LevelUpEDU, we’re switching to Design Mode! Our theme: Player Agency, AI & the Future of Games in Learning. One Q each day. Jump in when you can and let’s explore what it means to design playful, student-centered experiences. 💬 Don't forget the hashtags! #slowchat #EduSky

@adoom98.bsky.social have you seen The Substance?? Omg lol. Idk what to think. Great symbolism for sure and good start. Reached Dario Argento levels of gore and went off the rails. I think I would’ve preferred something more cerebral (no pun intended) for an ending.

Daily #slowchat question 🎮 How can we use games to help students explore identity, culture, or history in meaningful ways? 🌍 What’s a game (or idea) that does this well? Drop your thoughts and let’s learn from each other! #LevelUpEDU #GamesInEducation #Storytelling

📝 Reminder! This week’s #LevelUpEDU slow chat theme is: 🎮 Games, Stories & the Power of Voice We're exploring how games can amplify identity, culture, and history in meaningful ways. New question drops daily. Jump in anytime and share your voice! 💬🌍 #GamesInEducation

Did you hear? We’ve hit pause on the live format ⏸️ and shifted to a slow chat! That means we’ll post one Q a day here on #LevelUpEDU and you can respond anytime that works for you 🎮💬 Jump in when you're ready, learn from others, and keep the convo going all week long! 📚 #GamesInEducation #EduSky

Our Esports Degree is a mix of Hospitality Management, Sports Communication, Game Design, and Digital Media Production. I couldn't be more proud of it: www.ferris.edu/esports

Who can share more about esports and career connections for @bigpuffingames.bsky.social I’m looking at @stayplayingnick.com @petersonandrew.bsky.social @garciaedtechsd.bsky.social @collinsclasssc.bsky.social @clairelabeaux.bsky.social @esports.irish #LevelUpEdu

ok y'all. Please keep chatting but I actually want to go play my games now (a lil obsessed with Avowed atm) 🤣 Keep the chat going and I'll check in over the next few days as usual. #LevelUpEDU

@adoom98.bsky.social ok! Right before I hopped online for the chat tonight I watched the rest of From S3. It is still a hot mess BUT..it has sucked me in to want to watch another season. There are dangling threads everywhere but just enough teaser of tying some stuff up..

Thank you so much to my colleagues @stayplayingnick.com and @mrsmccallum1913.bsky.social being here to support chat tonight and a special big thank you to @bigpuffingames.bsky.social for great suggestions on the questions tonight! Thank you everyone for the active and engaged chat! #LevelUpEDU

A2 This is the key thing so many people miss. Gaming is a clear example of #lifewidelearning. Unlike #lifelonglearning, which happens at set points in your life, lifewide is where you acknowledge all your experiences as learning opportunities #levelupEDU

But Scott Nicholson developed the EscapeIF format for creating low resource escape rooms. #LevelUpEDU scottnicholson.com/twine/perime...

🌿 That’s a wrap on tonight’s #LevelUpEDU chat! Thanks for sharing your ideas on growth, renewal, and re-engagement through games 🎮✨ What’s one takeaway or game you’re excited to try? Drop it here or keep the convo going! 🌱 #GamesinEducation

If you are interested in archaeology games, I highly recommend Thousand Year Old Campfire by Tim Hutchings. #LevelUpEDU thousandyearoldvampire.com/products/tyoc

A4 Games, both analog and digital, have such possibilities in the classroom. One interesting way to explore the 'how' would be to ask AI :) Take an old lesson plan or topic that you noticed Ss disengaged in the past. Ask an AI how a game can enhance engagement with the lesson plan. #LevelUpEDU

Q4 🌸 How can we use games to renew student engagement? Share a game that worked for you in reconnecting or re-energizing students—and tell us how! 🎮 #LevelUpEDU

A3 I think if I could go back, I'd re-do the Twine narrative branching storytelling game design Computer Science unit I did. I wouldn't drastically change things - I'd just add more of the cool tools I've seen since I did that years ago. #LevelUpEDU

A2. I've actually been having lots of conversations with my oldest kiddo about his growth in gaming. It's been a joy watching him grow his determination and persevere when games get hard. On days he struggles with it, we talk through those feelings and how to better process them. #LevelUpEDU

Q3 🌱 Spring = fresh starts! What’s a past game-based project or activity you’d love to reboot or try differently this season? Share what you'd change or why! 🌸🎮 #LevelUpEDU

A2. I think esports is a great example here. There are lots of career and technical jobs that could be explored through the lens of esports in the classroom where growth exploration can be directly related to other growth. #LevelUpEDU

Q2🌿 How can teachers and students connect the growth they experience through playing games to their own personal or educational growth? Share your ideas! 🎮✨ #LevelUpEDU

A1: I think lots of games explore critical thinking, problem solving, the need for perseverance, communication - with other irl players or even NPCs. All of these are life skills. Sharing analog or digital games in the classroom to explore any of these would work! #LevelUpEDU

Q1 🌱 Growth, change & personal development—games do this well. How do digital or analog games help players explore this? How could you connect these moments of growth to learning? Let’s share some game-based ideas! 🎮 Include A1 and the #LevelUpEDU hashtag in your response!

Just a note that tonight will be our last synchronous live ed chat on BlueSky for #LevelUpEDU. We've been posting same time same place since November and we're gonna shift to a daily slow chat question for our communities next week!