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Melanie McBride is a researcher at Ryerson University’s Experiential Design and Gaming Environments (EDGE) lab. See her About page for more information.
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Praxis 2.0: Escaping the edu-travelogue

By Melanie, on March 5th, 2011

Remix artist Pogo’s Disney remix “Alice”

In 2009, I came across the inspiring work of self-taught Australian remix musician Nick Bertke (aka “Pogo”). As a media teacher doing remix in my own media production classes, I was interested in learning more about Pogo and his creative process. So I interviewed him about it.

What I [...]

Masters of their universe: Engaging convergence curriculum

By Melanie, on February 5th, 2011

Know your Meme: Leeroy Jenkins (if you don’t know this meme, read on :)

“By convergence, I mean the flow of content across multiple media platforms, the cooperation of multiple media industries, and the migratory behaviour of media audiences who will go almost anywhere in search of the kinds of entertainment experiences [...]

[machinima] Epic Journey: Flying to learn

By Melanie, on September 22nd, 2010

My second Machinima: Epic Journey: Travel forms in WoW

Have you ever wanted to fly (like a bird)? This is just one more thing you can experience in a synthetic world that you can’t do in reality. And I stress the word “experience” versus activity – because the brain doesn’t distinguish between “real” or [...]