Thanks for your response.
I think it has some potential and I'm totally on board for sharing it, but
it really depends on FileMaker's user interface and scripting language.
As an aside, a FileMaker school site license is not expensive when factored
on a per user basis, and gives students and faculty a really easy-to-use yet
extremely powerful tool for pedagogical tinkering (http://bit.ly/7XvI) along
with an excellent tool for administrative databases. (I have no connection
with FileMaker but I've always thought it's a great product.)
The game environment is still in a rough state graphically. We need to get
some artists in to help our coders. I put up a relationship graph (a
FileMaker specific concept perhaps) on my wiki here:
http://dws.editme.com/FileMaker-Game which provides some idea of the data
structures we are using.
I'll share some images of the game environment as the graphics improve.
Thanks again for your interest.
Fred
On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Bill Fitzgerald <dwfitzgerald@yahoo.com>wrote:
> Fred,
>
> This sounds awesome.
>
> Have you considered open sourcing the application, and/or moving the db
> storage to an open solution? This would allow more schools to start using
> it, and would also open open the doors for two levels of collaboration; one
> for students using the game, and a second for students developing the game.
>
> I'd love to hear more about this. Do you have any screenshots/screencasts?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Fred Bartels <fredbartels@gmail.com>
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> Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 4:24:33 AM
> Subject: Looking for schools with 1:1 programs using FileMaker
>
> In the post AP exam period my AP Comp. Sci. class has been working on
> developing a highly-customizable immersive multi-player game environment in
> FileMaker. I'm seeing some possibilities for using this environment in
> language classes. If there are other schools out there with 1:1 programs
> and
> site-licenses for FileMaker I'd be interested in talking about
> collaboration
> possibilities.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fred
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> Rye Country Day School
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