Garrett Zimmer of MineGage (@PBJellyGames on Twitter) and co-founder of the Co-Founder #MineCraftEDU Chat took time to sit down with Aryah and Geoff and discuss some of the dynamics of successful edgames. It was a deep discussion about Minecraft and teachers’ ability to make it work, as well as the dynamics of what makes a successful edgame. The conversation was great with Zimmer delivering masterful insights. Have a listen.

Stories can impact people whether they are read, sung, or yes, played via a video game. Bob Dylan’s recent award of the Nobel Prize for Literature provided an unprecedented affirmation for the transcendence of disparate forms of media as storytelling mechanisms.

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