#edutainment — Public Fediverse posts

I feel like I've probably gushed about this recently but today someone complimented me on my typing speed and I was like "Thanks, I played Read Write and Type a lot as a kid" and I feel like y'all should know that it's a Windows 98 game that's still being licensed and sold today because it's just that good. It's a combination typing and phonics tutor, it teaches you how to read as you're typing, and it's very fun and colorful too.

https://www.talkingfingers.com/read-write-type/

#videogames #readwriteandtype #edutainment #win9x

this is insanely impressive work, and i don’t think i’ve ever seen people talk about it.

lots of us remember Broderbund’s Living Books series from the 90s - like Just Grandma & Me or Arthur’s Teacher Trouble. the cartooning was exquisitely well done, and the voice work was top notch.

they completely disappeared in the late 90s because they were built for 16-bit Win 3.1, and compatibility problems only got worse with every revision of Windows into the 32-bit era

apparently back in 2010, one of the original managers from the Living Books team hired several programmers who had built the runtime. they either had access to the source (likely) or reversed it, bought the rights back from the holders, and released 32 and 64 bit iOS and Android editions of the Living Books titles with tap support and a nice launcher.

this is really, really well done. the art and sound have aged very well despite not having any remastering.

it’s called Wanderful Interactive Storybooks on the play and apple stores. there is a free version with samples from 7 books.

#android #ios #retrogaming #macintosh #win31 #kids #edutainment #multimedia

Concert? A stellar journey: moon, earth, cosmos. Not your playbacks: you know, that thing where no-artists fake-play to a recording. Here it's real instruments. Someone actually breathing into bamboo. Here, real instruments. Real breath through bamboo. That bamboo? A dragon flute. In Japan its whole purpose is traveling between heaven and earth: that's what we're doing.
#gaming #HoshimachiSuisei #vtuber #edutainment #STELLARinFORTNITE #fortnite
🎋 Hoshimachi Suisei (EXPLAINED) Stellar in fortnite

til the english term 'scuttlebutt' (as in: 'So, what's the scuttlebutt today?') originated from the Age of Sail. it has literally the same expressive meaning as water-cooler gossip.

thank you Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections: Stowaway!

compare this to the wikipedia entry for scuttlebutt - a dry factual kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttlebutt

#multimedia #cdrom #edutainment

til the english term 'scuttlebutt' (as in: 'So, what's the scuttlebutt today?') originated from the Age of Sail. it has literally the same expressive meaning as water-cooler gossip.

thank you Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections: Stowaway!

compare this to the wikipedia entry for scuttlebutt - a dry factual kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttlebutt

#multimedia #cdrom #edutainment

til the english term 'scuttlebutt' (as in: 'So, what's the scuttlebutt today?') originated from the Age of Sail. it has literally the same expressive meaning as water-cooler gossip.

thank you Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections: Stowaway!

compare this to the wikipedia entry for scuttlebutt - a dry factual kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttlebutt

#multimedia #cdrom #edutainment

til the english term 'scuttlebutt' (as in: 'So, what's the scuttlebutt today?') originated from the Age of Sail. it has literally the same expressive meaning as water-cooler gossip.

thank you Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections: Stowaway!

compare this to the wikipedia entry for scuttlebutt - a dry factual kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttlebutt

#multimedia #cdrom #edutainment

til the english term 'scuttlebutt' (as in: 'So, what's the scuttlebutt today?') originated from the Age of Sail. it has literally the same expressive meaning as water-cooler gossip.

thank you Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections: Stowaway!

compare this to the wikipedia entry for scuttlebutt - a dry factual kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttlebutt

#multimedia #cdrom #edutainment

A prototype of a never-before-known Saturn game has been found and preserved — read Bo Bayles' story about "Pyramid: Challenge of the Pharaoh’s Dream" and see it in action!

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/30/prototype-of-unknown-unreleased-saturn-game-pyramid-preserved/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #prototype #edutainment

Dragon Mix for the TI-99/4A

https://youtu.be/y6kjKdpFkUU?si=wXJyC7IBnsguGeua

#DragonMix #TI994A #Educational #Education #Edutainment #Math #Maths #Mathematics #DLMInc #DLM #EducationalInformationSystemsInc #EducationalInformationSystems

Thunderf00t trashing the SpaceTrash company and their CyberStarship. Based on physics. Entertainment guaranteed.

#edutainment #space #critique

today's dose of software history: Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? by Brøderbund

i wonder how many kids never got to see the physical box contents, because they played it in a school classroom, or borrowed the disks from a friend.

this is one of those games where having the physical box contents was imperative, because you couldn't play the game without them. the game came with a *thick* paperback copy of New American Desk Encyclopedia, printed specifically for the game.

in order to progress through each investigation (and track down the thief), you have to hunt for clues by looking up objects, places, and eras in the encyclopedia.

the best part of the game is that learning about other people and places around the world is incidental to the act of playing the game. you're never grilled for memorized facts, and your ability to progress is limited only by logical deduction and encyclopedia entry lookups.

the rear box cover art is a masterwork of false tableaux design - they even spent the time to build a fake chronoskimmer to complete the effect.

#gamePreservation #dosGaming #carmenSandiego #retroGaming #edutainment

Artemis satellites math. #math #learnwithsherlock #edutainment #YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5kzVpb2Y_w

Four years ago, I hit pause on creating hip-hop albums after re-doing my very first album I did as a teen. I thought I had the world figured out while traveling from Toronto to Vancouver, moving after being evicted, and couch hopping around half of the country. It turns out even two years ago, I knew almost nothing.

Since then, I’ve broken myself down, questioned everything I knew, and I mean EVERYTHING, and rebuilt from the static. New eyes, new mind, same phonetic hunger.

The wait’s over. A new boom bap mixtape just dropped before May 2026's Bandcamp Friday. This one ain’t just for the music, it’s perspective. Class is back in session. If you're willing to learn and not just "think for yourself," this album is for you.

Listen to it free on Bandcamp today!

https://aarparraps.bandcamp.com/album/the-rugged-individual-ep

#newmusic #SundayFeature #hiphop #edutainment #bandcamp

Bill Nye or Beakman?

...or Mr. Wizard?

#CulturaIconica #edutainment #television #tv #science #90s #nostalgia #education

Disk of the Ancient Ones for the TI-99/4A

https://youtu.be/TnJjEbg9nyc?si=4ksfUIppAU3wswQ_

#DiskoftheAncientOnes #TI994A #Educational #Edutainment #AncientEgypt #AncientGreece #Minoa #Sumeria #Firstperson #MazeGame #KenGilliland #NotungSoftware

Disk of the Ancient Ones for the TI-99/4A

https://youtu.be/TnJjEbg9nyc?si=4ksfUIppAU3wswQ_

#DiskoftheAncientOnes #TI994A #Educational #Edutainment #AncientEgypt #AncientGreece #Minoa #Sumeria #Firstperson #MazeGame #KenGilliland #NotungSoftware

Небольшой обзорный текст про китч (литера K) — https://www.artnews.com/list/art-in-america/features/american-art-history-a-to-z-1234775693/k-kitsch/ #kitsch #ClementGreenberg #JeffKoons #ArtinAmerica #press #pophistory #yardart #edutainment

Veckans Kodsnack är här: Göran Hjalmarsson berättar historien om mattespelet Cheops pyramid och Alega software.

https://kodsnack.se/695/
#podcast #cheopsPyramid #edutainment

Decoded: How India's Gen Alpha is redefining family spending https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/gen-alpha-india-family-spending-digital-influence-2026-p6bry4zf?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #GenAlpha #FamilySpending #DigitalKids #Edutainment #ParentingTrends

#DeadMath #MathMemes #MathStruggles #EducationalComedy #MathTutorial #MathHumor #StudentLife #LearningMath #MathFun #InstaMath #MathIsHard #MathProblems #MathLife #MathChallenges #FunnyMath #ComedyMath #MathLovers #MathWoes #Edutainment #MathCancelled @[email protected] @[email protected]

#DeadMath #MathMemes #MathStruggles #EducationalComedy #MathTutorial #MathHumor #StudentLife #LearningMath #MathFun #InstaMath #MathIsHard #MathProblems #MathLife #MathChallenges #FunnyMath #ComedyMath #MathLovers #MathWoes #Edutainment #MathCancelled @[email protected] @[email protected]

#DeadMath #MathMemes #MathStruggles #EducationalComedy #MathTutorial #MathHumor #StudentLife #LearningMath #MathFun #InstaMath #MathIsHard #MathProblems #MathLife #MathChallenges #FunnyMath #ComedyMath #MathLovers #MathWoes #Edutainment #MathCancelled @[email protected] @[email protected]

#DeadMath #MathMemes #MathStruggles #EducationalComedy #MathTutorial #MathHumor #StudentLife #LearningMath #MathFun #InstaMath #MathIsHard #MathProblems #MathLife #MathChallenges #FunnyMath #ComedyMath #MathLovers #MathWoes #Edutainment #MathCancelled @[email protected] @[email protected]

#DeadMath #MathMemes #MathStruggles #EducationalComedy #MathTutorial #MathHumor #StudentLife #LearningMath #MathFun #InstaMath #MathIsHard #MathProblems #MathLife #MathChallenges #FunnyMath #ComedyMath #MathLovers #MathWoes #Edutainment #MathCancelled @[email protected] @[email protected]

Oha, ihr seid ja krass drauf - nach einem Tag fast 200 Follower, damit hatte ich überhaupt nicht gerechnet! 🤩

Da muss ich natürlich noch ein #Update liefern, warum ich jetzt erst reagiere: Ich bin momentan im tief verschneiten #Hamburg beim Alumni-Treffen vom #Wisskomm-Kolleg 🤓 Ein super cooles #Projekt für junge Leute in der #Wissenschaftskommunikation, das jetzt ins dritte Jahr startet, und da hab ich noch neue Ideen zu #Edutainment mit spannenden Leuten aus dem ersten Jahrgang ausgeheckt 😊

Donald Duck's Playground / Sierra On-Line / 1984

An early game that Al Lowe designed/developed. I have vague memories of playing the C64 version back in the day. It's pretty fun edutainment.

https://youtu.be/E9xgTxx87WA

#c64 #edutainment

Playing old Windows (and DOS?) games on stream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coYpql52Abo

#RetroGaming #Edutainment

We had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Chris Raynor recently and had a lovely conversation about his practice, YouTube channel, Family life and so much more.

https://youtu.be/wM3NLDBEjSE

#Canada #YouTube #Medical #Education #Edutainment #ottawa #rehab #physio #interview #behindthescenes

Free: only until the end of the year!

Learn how to experience nature with a new perspective: 'Reconnection For Aliens' is a joyful inspiration for children and adults for nature contacts.

Download my #minizine for free - only until the end of the year!
https://ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138

#NatureMatchCuts #reconnectWithNature #edutainment #cartoon #zine #zines #solarpunk #hopepunk #hiking #sciComm #wissKomm #education #nature #mindshift #perspective #fun #wellbeing

🧵 our bodymates as equals? Without them we would die.

And if our skin can be seen as a #planet for tiny aliens, you can try a #space flight in your #garden. I made this expedition: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/d242349d-fa59-4af8-a834-c93d580a4039

Want more #reconnectWithNature? Become a member of #NatureMatchCuts or subscribe my #blog / #newsletter for free: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/about

#nature #biodiversity #science #edutainment #knowledge #earth #podcast

I'm nervous like a school child having uploaded my first mini #zine (after 40 yrs), with my alien caressing #moss and building #mycelium: https://ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138 - buying it, you also help me with some ugly bills (see my goal on #kofi).
More about my #zines + how to fold them: https://www.cronenburg.net/zines/
Have fun! I'm sketching the next!

#nature #NatureMatchCuts #reconnectingWithNature #mosstodon #sporespondence #solarpunk #SciComm #cartoon #noAI #shiftingPerspectives #edutainment #education

«Денег нет, но держите ачивку»: почему геймификация это про систему и цифры, а не веселье ради веселья

«Геймификация в тренде? Давайте сделаем маскота, модный стиль и что-нибудь весёлое для сотрудников. Говорят, это повышает продуктивность!» Знакомо? Так часто начинается история, где HR получает новые KPI, а сотрудники — головную боль. Компании заваливают людей контентом и задачами, но забывают об ограниченности внимания. Люди идут за смыслом и отдачей, а не ради «молодёжного вайба». Геймификация не про превращение всего в игру, а инженерия поведения и система правил, помогающая людям двигаться к нужным действиям: учиться, завершать процессы, не бросать начатое. Всем привет! Меня зовут Григорий Волчков, я EdTech-продакт, преподаватель НИУ ВШЭ и автор Telegram-канала « Netflix в сфере образования ». Совместно с SENSE мы уже записывали подкаст про геймификацию на практике ( часть 1 и часть 2 ). Теперь я собрал серию статей о том, как устроена геймификация с технической стороны: какие у неё метрики, из чего состоит система и почему за «веселыми играми» стоит работа «аналитиков-душнил». В первой статье — основы: ключевые модели, драйверы вовлечённости и кейсы, которые показывают, почему деньги лишь одна из частей более сложной мотивационной системы.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/it_sense/articles/964806/

#геймификация #мотивация #мотивация_сотрудников #игровая_механика #edutainment #образование #поведение_пользователя #Октализ_ЮКай_Чоу #pbl #Модель_ВербахаХантера

#Physics #TheoreticalPhysics
*#Supersymmetry*

Wow, if you you are not a physicist, but would still like to learn more about the advances of our understanding about the universe, I recommend the visually supported video by #AlessandroRoussel, theoretical physicist and applied mathematician.

You will learn about bosons, string theory, and the like in an entertaining way.

#Edutainment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfTmy1ApCvI

RE: https://mastodon.online/@NatureMC/115429191652928524

Guys, I'm absolutely thrilled by the inspiring, exciting and personal comments I've received here in response to my query about #zines. That's what I love so much about the Fediverse!

I'm itching to get started again. And my head is buzzing with ideas.

Our museum has objects whose sometimes bizarre histories I often cannot adequately reveal during guided tours. Imagine zines in the museum, where these objects tell their own stories, kids making their zines.

#museum #edutainment #storytelling

Alligator Mix for the TI-99/4A

https://youtu.be/1TXBSYhim9k?si=itgfi_cEmHEmdKuN

#AlligatorMix #TI994A #EducationalGame #Educational #Education #Edutainment #Math #Maths #Mathematics #DLMInc #DLM #EducationalInformationSystemsInc #EducationalInformationsSystems

Alien Addition for the TI-99/4A

https://youtu.be/c2K2p_hvGiE?si=0UXZmCJaJrVVav9a

#AlienAddition #TI994A #EducationalGame #Educational #Education #Edutainment #Mathematics #Action #Shooter #Shootemup #Shmup #TexasInstrumentsIncorporated #EducationalInformationSystemsInc #DLMInc #DLM

patch - The Chaotic Rise of Internet's Favourite Format [GIF]

https://piefed.social/post/1375712

This video of kids rapping about food quality is clever and surprisingly insightful — a fun entry point to talk about nutrition, sourcing, and healthy choices with young people. What’s one thing you’d want kids to know about the food they eat?

Video Link->
https://youtu.be/PqgU3co4vcI

#FoodQuality #KidsSpeak #Edutainment #Nutrition #FoodEducation #HealthyEating #YouthVoices #FoodLiteracy #SchoolMeals #FoodJustice

This video of kids rapping about food quality is clever and surprisingly insightful — a fun entry point to talk about nutrition, sourcing, and healthy choices with young people. What’s one thing you’d want kids to know about the food they eat?

Video Link->
https://youtu.be/PqgU3co4vcI

#FoodQuality #KidsSpeak #Edutainment #Nutrition #FoodEducation #HealthyEating #YouthVoices #FoodLiteracy #SchoolMeals #FoodJustice