SimWord of the Day: Modding

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mods Mini-programs that change aspects of a commercial off the shelf computer game. Mods can add or change levels, skins and models, tools for avatars, cheats, special effects, interface options, and game balancing. ... More »

SimWord of the Day: Evaluating Sims and Other Learning Programs

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I wrote in an column called "Measuring Success," that unless a training group was earning increased funding and promotions, all other metrics were fairly irrelevant. With that idea firmly in place, it is worth discussing a slight... More »

Big Skill: Applying and Maintaining the Right Governing and Economic Structure

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I have suggested that there are Big Skills out there, the most important skills for all of us. (The inability of traditional formal learning programs to spread these big skills should be considered a canary in the coal mine both for educators and trainers, but tha... More »

Multiple choice or Multiple strategies

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This week in a delightful discussion group called Business Creativity (an international but essentially Indian Yahoo group focused on Human Resources), the moderator challenged the list with a multiple choice question in the form of a human resource case study probl... More »

SimWord of the Day: Building Skills

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If there is one thing that computer game designers and sports coaches, have in common, is that they realize the importance of practice. When one first looks at any good game/sim, one first looks at the flavor, the theme. One might look at w... More »