Picture this: navigating the multifaceted world of business, unearthing the intricate balance between departmental roles, and witnessing their collective influence on overall performance. Recently, we had the pleasure of diving into these realms during a heart-to-heart with Christian Castaneda, a … Read More
People have different learning styles. Not everyone thinks visually, although most people do. This is important for game developers like Andromeda Simulations to remember, because we specialize in the visual display of information. But we also have to pay attention … Read More
The Lifeboat Foundation, an organization dedicated to the analysis and prevention of threats to human existence, has a blog post on the reduction of richness and complexity in language titled A Future of Fewer Words. It interests me because I … Read More
“I learned him.” That’s a phrase that irritates a lot of people, even though the meaning is perfectly clear. It’s considered bad English because well-educated English-speakers have long favored a French or Latin analysis of the language, even though English … Read More
As the new year creeps up on us, our inclination is to reflect back on the triumphs and failures of the previous twelve months. Magazines and newspapers are full of Ten Best and Ten Worst lists of all kinds. Political … Read More
The value of experiential learning is something that has been noted throughout time, from the sayings of Confucius, who said: “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” to the 17th century mathematician … Read More
As I mentioned in my last post in this Gotchas Series, there are at least 12 ways a business acumen simulation can go wrong. At the top of the list is closed decision making — and here’s why. Especially if … Read More
A report in the June 25, 2009, London-based journal BMC Geriatrics has measured a significant difference in the memory and awareness abilities between US and UK seniors. Functionally, 75-year-old Americans performed at the level of 65-year-old Brits. This discrepancy was … Read More
For the past 10 years, we have talked about ‘aha! thinking’ and ‘overnight learning’ and tried to express how our learning continues beyond the simulation. Over the past year we have come up with a phrase that describes a lot … Read More