Open Education And Opportunities

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When I was at a Zero1 event, I heard about the efforts to use Open Source for education in Malaysia.  This was among many, many things discussed (some of which will find their way into the blog here).  But this got me thinking.

I’ve discussed before the role of “backlog” in media – we have so much made and recorded in various forms, this ever-growing amount of sheer media, that it has made me question how it affects the development of new media.  Novelty, however, is very important in maintaining media interest.

Not as much in education.

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PROMOTION: Captain Disaster Book!

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1st December 2012 – Birmingham, UK: Indie adventure game developer Team Disaster have released a free eBook called “Captain Disaster: The Games, The Stories”, detailing the creation of the games so far, along with the original stories that inspired the games.  Get a behind the scenes look at how adventure games are created, from initial concepts, creating the game graphics, sound, music and voice acting, and some of the problems encountered along the way.  The eBook also contains a brand new Captain Disaster episode designed for children, and some extra information about adventure games that have inspired team members over the year.

Please feel free to distribute the eBook to others or host it on your own sites if you wish.

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About Captain Disaster

There are currently two Captain Disaster games in production – Death Has A Million Stomping Boots (planned as a commercial release by Screen 7 in 2013 Q4) and There’s a Hole in my Galaxy (planned for a freeware release in 2013 Q2).

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Skill Portability Roundup

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(9/17/2016 – These posts have been expanded in a book, Skill Portability: A Guide To Moving Skills Between Jobs)

Looking at those huge amounts of skills you’ve gained over the years and wonder how they apply to a new job or a new career?  Here’s a quick and handy guide for you!

Exploring Skill Portability – Why you want to do it, and the DARE system.

Direct Skills – Those directly applicable.

Advantageous Skills – Those that give you advantages.

Representative Skills – Those that tell a story.

Enhancing Skills – Those that enhance other skills.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached