… mostly I spend my time thinking about getting to Ares 4. I’ll have to do it someday. How… am I going to survive a 3200-kilometer trip in this thing? It’ll probably take fifty days. I’ll need the water reclaimer and the oxygenator, maybe some of the Hab’s main batteries, then a bunch more solar cells to charge everything… Where will I put it all? These thoughts pester me throughout the long, boring days.
The Metagame Book Club is looking at epistemic frames and problem based learning so we picked both a game to play and a book to read during the month of March.
GAME: Lifeline (Interactive Fiction) by 3 Minute Games available on Apple and Android
Read Boing Boing Review
BOOK: The Martian by Andrew Weir
Listen to NPR’s "Martian Started as A Self-Published Book"
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We did a Game of the Month and a Book of the Month wrap-up on Wednesday, March 30, below is the recording of the Hangout and the slides.
One of our special guests was be Dr. Monica Geist, math faculty and assessment specialist! We’d love to hear your thoughts on how to incorporate the game and/or book in your course.