Ghosted Notes » Heroes http://ghostednotes.com The writings of a technology ronin Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:30:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Blog the Cheerleader, Blog the World http://ghostednotes.com/2006/12/06/Blog-the-Cheerleader-Blog-the-World http://ghostednotes.com/2006/12/06/Blog-the-Cheerleader-Blog-the-World#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:12:00 +0000 Brian Panulla http://ghostednotes.com/2006/12/06/Blog-the-Cheerleader-Blog-the-World Read more »]]> How’s this for a crossover:

http://www.myspace.com/clairebennet

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you probably will recognize Claire Bennet, one of the central characters in the new NBC series Heroes. While this isn’t the first time TV shows have crossed over onto the Internet (Push, Nevada anyone?), I’m really impressed with what they’re doing with this one.

Talking about this with a colleague brought up the whole topic of alternate reality gaming as a means of creating engaging experiences. In this case, the goal was to create a more interesting entertainment experience, but the same techniques can (and have been) used to draw students into richer educational experiences.

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