What is your "Genius Project"?

As you know, each one of gets to choose what you are looking to learn during the times set aside in our classes known as "Genius Hour".  For now, try to list at least two things you are thinking about as topics for the Genius Hour.

Your Name: Mr. Doyle

What are you listening to?

I am listening to:
Jazz: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
Classic Rock: Tom Petty, The Beatles, The Kinks and the Grateful Dead
Classical: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Beethoven
Indian Music: Brooklyn Raga Massive

Who Are You? What Are You Reading? ... Watching? ... Playing?

Who Are You? 
I am Mr. Doyle, you can call me Mr. D.

What Are You Reading? ... 
I read the NY Times every day.

Watching? ... 
I am watching the NY Open Tennis Tournament.

Playing?
I play FallOut 4 on the Playstation 4 at home.

NYC Games Blog Launch

NYC Games

http://nycgames.blogspot.com/

This blog launched in 2014 features up-to-the-minute news about games, games design, indie-game development, game reviews and gaming art.

Changing the Game

The third limitation is in our understanding of how much potential we have for growth and change. For the most part, people seem to think that life is linear, that our capacities decline as we grow older, and that opportunities we have missed are gone forever. Many people have not found their Element because they don’t understand their constant potential for renewal.
— Sir Ken Robinson / The Element

This is from a great post about gamification and education from The Mac Lab blog:
http://maclab.guhsd.net/blog/?p=27701

"Video Games are like Rock and Roll"

Game Design in the Classroom References

Here are some links to explore some of my ideas and work teaching game design:

Learning by Playing: Video Games in the Classroom
By SARA CORBETT
Published: September 15, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/magazine/19video-t.html?_r=1&ref=gates_bill_and_melinda_foundation
New York Times article explores the use of video games in education.

Game Theory: A CITY SCHOOL EXPLORES THE EDUCATIONAL POWER OF PLAYING—AND DESIGNING—GAMES By Brenda Iasevoli Tuesday, Apr 6 2010
http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-04-06/news/game-theory/
Village Voice article relates systems thinking to game design.

2010 NEIT Ignite presentation: How are the Beatles like Video Games?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koYWoodiT_E
A 3 1/2 minute rave linking the Beatles and video games.

Game Design 2010 Blog
http://gamedesign2010.blogspot.com/
Here is a resource for all things related to teaching introductory game design.

Game Design Platforms Prezi:
http://prezi.com/twskmwomauqv/copy-of-mandala-images/\