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Kelly McNeil | EduGamerGal
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Learning Experience Designer | Game-Based Learning Advocate | Avid gamer mom | Edu game streamer Playful Learning Research | #LevelUpEDU | #YouthMADE | Building community and learning experiences with educators *Thoughts and opinions are my own.
Testing out my stream with Hello Kitty crafts!
Highlights of day 3 of #seriousplay25! Dr. Peck makes #ttrpgs for classrooms to improve literacy. Dr. Rose & Jacobs presented research on play-based practice (and we played a fish game!). @edugamergal.bsky.social brings play to PD. @drpigeon.bsky.social told us about his semester long RPG! #EduSky
Time to go get a Happy Meal cuz I want a Hello Kitty x TMNT toy.
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Anyone playing The Alters? I’m pretty obsessed but the sun is getting closer on Act 2 and I’m panicking I didn’t explore fast enough. #LevelUpEdu #gamer #survivalgames
#ResidentEvil marathon this weekend. Currently on Apocalypse. I’ve often thought it would be much more effective to fight crime and be an overall gun wielding badass in a blue bustier and a mini skirt instead of a uniform..or armor..or some other protective nonsense. #gamer
Today’s entertainment: 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later then 28 Years Later at the movies tonight. I feel like you would appreciate this marathon @adoom98.bsky.social 😅 #horrorfan
I built a game with UEFN at a game jam this weekend! It’s about gathering ingredients for the perfect burger in a journey through the multiverse with parkour, stealth, and hidden item mechanics. I loved designing the “bun” planet. #playfullearning #LevelUpEDU
tomorrow evening I'll be chatting with Willow Flame about their work developing games for language learning and signed languages. The session will be held on Zoom, and you're welcome to join us. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ludic #language #pedagogy #SignedLanguages #gamedesign
I think Final Destination could also be titled “Rube Goldberg gone horrifically awry” although that’s not quite as catchy…
So. Just finished Blue Prince this morning (ok, Day 38, not “finished” but got through antechamber to credits). Thought about going to movie theater solo to see the new Final Destination but my mood is telling me to marathon the series fully solo (at home lol). Thoughts @adoom98.bsky.social ? 😅
Heading to Indianapolis for Crossroads 2025 and feeling so energized! This year marks 10 years of the InfyMakers Awards, and I’m excited to celebrate the amazing work educators are doing across the country. Follow along for updates and snapshots from the event! #InfyXRoads
Quick reminder that we have active communities on LinkedIn and Discord for #gamesineducation #AIineducation and #makereducators as well as here! Send me a DM and I'll get you connected! #LevelUpEdu #youthmade
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🌀 Happy #WorldQuantumDay What’s a complicated concept you’ve seen (or would love to see) explained through a game? Has any game helped you understand something tough? Share your thoughts and examples! #LevelUpEDU #gamesineducation
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📚 Happy National Library Week! Visited @umcvga.bsky.social last month - library AND gamer paradise! 🎮 Played Phantasmagoria on a vintage PC 🤯 Have you checked out games at your local library? What's your experience been? How could this increase access for students? #LevelUpEDU #Library
Last day for #LevelUpEdu #slowchat this week! What would it look like for your students to design their own game with your support on a topic they are passionate about? Jump in and share your comments below! #EduSky
...For board games or digital games, this is where understanding game design and thorough playtesting are necessary. A quiz-type game is naturally going to have limited choices. A sandbox or playful learning activity will need clear instructions to keep kids on track. #LevelUpEDU
This is a dissertation-sized question, lol. It depends on the game, objectives, and learning content. With a teacher-led game like a TTRPG, escape room, or group #Minecraft Ed world, you can reign students in when they want to go off on a tangent or nudge them along if they're stuck. #LevelUpEDU...
One take. Don’t have time to do these over and over 😅 #slowchat #levelupedu Question of the Day. #gamesineducation
Today's #slowchat is for our #AI and #LevelUpEdu communities! Are you using AI tools with students in game design education and/or interactive storytelling? What tools are you using? What considerations or thoughts do you go through when selecting or using these tools?
Yes! Incredible worlds were built by collaborative pairs: an arena with code to arm combatants, a maze with 4 different biomes... This was the final battle in the #MinecraftEDU #Python arena tournament (I was eliminated 1st round;) #LevelUpEdu #slowchat #gamedesign #gamesineducation #EduSky
Today's #LevelUpEdu #slowchat question asks about designing games and learning experiences for student agency. What do you think? Share your thoughts with the community! #gamedesign #gamesineducation #EduSky
A1: Poker (hear me out) once I learned how to bluff & stack decks. The mental game is way more fun than the cards & manipulating the cards even more so. "You don't play your hand, you play the player across the table". #SlowChat #LevelUpEdu
Design Mode #LevelUpEdu Q1 🎮 What’s a game, digital or analog, that gave you a true sense of agency as a player? How can you build learning experiences through games that inspire that sense of agency in your students? Do you have any examples to share? #slowchat
🎮 This week on #LevelUpEDU, we’re switching to Design Mode! Our theme: Player Agency, AI & the Future of Games in Learning. One Q each day. Jump in when you can and let’s explore what it means to design playful, student-centered experiences. 💬 Don't forget the hashtags! #slowchat #EduSky
@adoom98.bsky.social have you seen The Substance?? Omg lol. Idk what to think. Great symbolism for sure and good start. Reached Dario Argento levels of gore and went off the rails. I think I would’ve preferred something more cerebral (no pun intended) for an ending.
Daily #slowchat question 🎮 How can we use games to help students explore identity, culture, or history in meaningful ways? 🌍 What’s a game (or idea) that does this well? Drop your thoughts and let’s learn from each other! #LevelUpEDU #GamesInEducation #Storytelling
📝 Reminder! This week’s #LevelUpEDU slow chat theme is: 🎮 Games, Stories & the Power of Voice We're exploring how games can amplify identity, culture, and history in meaningful ways. New question drops daily. Jump in anytime and share your voice! 💬🌍 #GamesInEducation