Tech Tuesday: Game Jam Technologies and Diversifiers

Episode 68 of the Innovative Teaching Podcast podcast, hosted by Jeannette Shaffer, titled "Tech Tuesday: Game Jam Technologies and Diversifiers" was published on January 30, 2024 and runs 23 minutes.

January 30, 2024 ·23m · Innovative Teaching Podcast

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It's Tech Tuesday and this week I share the technologies we used during the South Mountain Global Game Jam to create a VR game in 48 hours. Besides the technologies and how we used them, I discuss how Diversifiers can be used in the classroom. Enjoy! https://globalgamejam.org/games/2024/lunch-duty-mayhem-4 Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZw1DLrhTbQ List of technologies used to complete a VR game in 48 hours during the South Mountain Global Game Jam. Unity Old school tech Leonardo AI MidJourney Smartphone apps RecorderHQ Bard Plask Motion Ready Player Me Discord, Twitch, YouTube, Webex DotBigBang Oculus Diversifiers for the game jam and how the concept can be implemented in the classroom. Mentioned incorrectly in the Podcast - RealPlayer.Me is actually ReadyPlayer.Me.

Episode Description

It's Tech Tuesday and this week I share the technologies we used during the South Mountain Global Game Jam to create a VR game in 48 hours. Besides the technologies and how we used them, I discuss how Diversifiers can be used in the classroom. Enjoy!

https://globalgamejam.org/games/2024/lunch-duty-mayhem-4

Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZw1DLrhTbQ

List of technologies used to complete a VR game in 48 hours during the South Mountain Global Game Jam.

Unity
Old school tech
Leonardo AI
MidJourney
Smartphone apps
RecorderHQ
Bard
Plask Motion
Ready Player Me
Discord, Twitch, YouTube, Webex
DotBigBang
Oculus

Diversifiers for the game jam and how the concept can be implemented in the classroom.

Mentioned incorrectly in the Podcast - RealPlayer.Me is actually ReadyPlayer.Me.

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