Bringing a sense of fun to learning language is a tall order. Only the best teachers ever manage it in school, and even they require the students to engage in something, anything in the first place, before they can start inspiring. One of the upsides of the digital age we live in is that people are starting to find new ways to communicate with kids and bring a sense of involvement to their education. Throwing…
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From a distance, slot machines appear to be one of the dullest gambling creations around. Continuously yanking the One-armed bandit (which sounds like a euphemism but actually isn’t) is hardly tantamount to many people’s idea of fun. However, Halloween IS tantamount to a lot of people’s idea of fun. A season of tricks and treats, a feast of ghosts and ghouls. So if one were to combine the two, could you inject a bit of…
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In real life, a zombie conga line would be an absolutely horrendous sight. Now withstanding the blatant fact that zombies lack the co-ordination skills to pull off a successful conga line, the visual impact of this abomination in first person would be shattering. But now try this. Imagine it from a bird’s eye view. Think of the zombies not as humanoid forms of rotting flesh, but as vaguely cute, well-rendered cartoonish characters. No longer horrifying…
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A further addition to my James Bond-esque arsenal of apps I‘m currently acquiring (and possibly the coolest one yet) comes in the form of a tracking device. A brand new, free app for iOS and Android, Folr is a geo-location, permission based monitoring system that allows you to track the whereabouts of your loved ones in real time. Utilising a sleek, simple interface, Folr is a genuine step forward in our modern age of interconnectivity,…
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Just one more. One more drink. One more chapter. One more square of the flavour of the month Dairy Milk (just stop it Cadbury, there’s too many, you’re chancing your arm now). One more drink. One more snooze on the alarm. One more drink. One more game. The last of those is the key phrase you’ll find yourself associating with 49 Tiles, the smart, simple, sassy new number game for your iPhone. Reminiscent of Sudoku…
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As The Age of Apps continues to shift the landscape over numerous different areas of human endeavour and interest, there seems to be no field that gets left behind. With their new app ‘Make it for Teachers and Schools’, Planet Factory Interactive seeks to expand the field of education. As we move increasingly towards a fully digitised world, this is one area that mustn’t be left behind. Luckily for us, the folks at PFI are…
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