Ron and Carl bring in special guest Dr. Paul Darvasi who is an educator, game designer, and researcher who keynotes, lectures, writes and consults on the intersection of digital games, simulations, narrative, social justice, culture and learning and happened to be Carl's high school teacher of English in Santiago de Chile. Carl and Paul revisit those early years and hash out life as a game touching on:
- Pul's current project, an Afghanistan Reforestation video game
- Paul's origin as an educator in Santiago de Chile
- Saturn’s return and patterns of the universe
- The scripture of Catcher in the Rye- life is a game
- Games as a microcosm of life- how do you hack the game?
- Play is not guided by efficiency but the conventional education system is all obsessed with efficiency
- The difference between work and labor?
- The corrupt negative energy of teacher lounges.
- Turning a class into a living game- the Ward- What would it look like if your class was a game?
- Eating salmon to get smarter
- Using fear to push yourself into new learning
- Reinvesting in play to engage authenticity
Listeners can reach Paul at:
https://twitter.com/PaulDarvasi
https://goldbuginteractive.com/
