In this episode, we discuss how board games can be educational and if there is any value to making a distinction between regular games and educational ones. Then we switch gears and talk about the news of the day, because when you think important, hard-hitting commentary on the great issues of our time, you think Tom and Johannes' board game podcast.
In this episode, we discuss how board games can be educational and if there is any value to making a distinction between regular games and educational ones. Then we switch gears and talk about the news of the day, because when you think important, hard-hitting commentary on the great issues of our time, you think Tom and Johannes's board game podcast.
Intro Gag: Comin' to ya' live from 12,000 years in the future, I'm the unfrozen head of Johannes Stauffer, and with me as always is the partially-defrosted left patella of MIkhail Gorbachev, and this is the Mildly Alarming Podcast. Episode 27: Yes, Isaac, We Know These Episode Numbers Don't Match Up.
We're actually very fond of The Five Minute Geek Show and its host is a delightful man.
Here are the articles we discussed in the EduGames segment:
Educational video games can boost motivation to learn
Fact or Fiction?: Video Games Are the Future of Education
Newell sees no distinction 'between games and educational games'
The Book Johannes referenced that mentioned the James Earl Jones Effect is The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.
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And here are the ones we discussed in the Booze n' the News segment. I've kept the headlines secret to preserve the surprise for listeners.
Article the First (Moderately not safe for work)
Article the Second (Safe for work)
Outro Gag: Like a Rock
There was no time to make an intro from scratch, so the intro music for this week's "Booze 'n the News" segment is courtesy of SoundBible.com user Maximilien.