Dana in Geeksville

Engaging the Interest of Digital Natives

Last night I stood behind my 15 year old son, watching as he dragged and dropped blocks of textures and colors, shapes and patterns from Photoshop into an online game.  From there he created walls for a building, wallpaper for the rooms, secret doorways, and an assortment of other stuff. Later, he built roads, and within three hours other gamers traversed in his newly created world, battling it out.[Read More]

Posted at 04:14PM Aug 11, 2008 by dananourie in Digital Natives  |  Comments[2]

Digital Voices Worldwide

A friend of mine once exclaimed, "I hate email. It's too impersonal, too static, too dry. Computers are ruining our society, not helping. There is nothing like in-person communication." True there is nothing like in-person communication, but she's missing the point entirely.[Read More]

Posted at 01:33PM Aug 11, 2008 by dananourie in Communications  |  Comments[0]