Monthly Archives: February 2010

You Have Unlocked an Achievement: Prognostication

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A while back, I wrote a post on Workplace Motivation and Game Mechanics, where I speculated on the efficacy of using game systems, like achievements, awarding points, high score lists, etc., to help motivate people in the workplace.

Last week at the DICE Summit, Carnegie-Mellon Assistant Professor of Education and Technology Jesse Schell gave a terrific talk where he takes some similar ideas and goes wild with them, applying them to teaching, marketing, government incentives, and more. Really interesting, thought-provoking stuff, and well worth a viewing if you’re remotely interested in any of these areas:

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-23

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  • Dad: still alert, in good spirits, ICU. Looking at 3 months in wheelchair while legs mend. Today's task: Breathe deep, avoid pneumonia. #fb #
  • Dad: Still in ICU, waiting on regular room. Not sleeping well, more sore, but otherwise OK. May not have leg surgery after all. #fb #
  • Dad: Doing OK. Moved to Room 736, University Hospital. Surgery now likely for legs next week. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. #fb #
  • Dad: first visit from PT. Learning how to move to/from wheelchair. Surgery is a go for Thursday. Don't know when discharge will be. #fb #
  • Off to Waco with the whole family for Baylor University Sing! (Hi Jason and Barry!) #fb #
  • Dad: Shifted to the other bed in same room for window view. Plan to move to rehab Monday. Still generally doing well. #fb #
  • http://twitpic.com/14qxit – Maggie receives medal for character and tolerance at her school. #
  • http://twitpic.com/14ri1e – Maggie receives medal for character and tolerance at her school. #
  • Tonight I sadly tendered my resignation from O'Malarkey, the Irish band, effective at the end of March. Too much life going on. #fb #
  • Dad: Won't be moving to rehab before surgery after all. Measuring beds, door frames, figuring how to manage a wheelchair at their house. #fb #
  • Snow in San Marcos? That's unpossible! #fb #

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Will o’ the Wisp

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Now that I’ve found and started to get the hang of MuseScore, I’m catching up on a bit of music stuff that’s been lurking at the back of my to-do list for a while. Next up is Will o’ the Wisp, a little Irish Jig I wrote a couple of years back. It’s a trifle, but kind of fun, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license, so you’re free to perform, remix, and otherwise mess around with it if you wish.

Will 'o the Wisp

You can also grab it in PDF if you like.