Embodied cognition publications
A Game Does Not Teach Only When It Tests You
As a personal account rather than externally verifiable project history: in 2007 I used SQL to turn Greek myths into quests on a private World of Warcraft server. The story of Amphion became a chain of thirteen missions. The player did not click through a digital textbook. They t...
When the Body Feels Physics
A person can know that balance depends on the relation between centre of mass and base of support, then lose balance immediately when a partner changes the direction of force. Nothing mysterious has happened. Verbal knowledge and usable coordination simply occupy different forms.
Movement Thinks Too
The player runs down a corridor, turns slightly before the wall, jumps, and draws an arc through the air that looks more like a mistake than an intentional technique. The next attempt is faster and still worse. The third almost reaches the opposite ledge, but the accumulated spee...
When Movement Becomes Metaphor
A political analyst says that society’s centre of gravity has shifted. An economist says the market has gained momentum. A manager wants to streamline an organization, an activist wants to apply pressure, and a therapist speaks about restoring balance. We talk about society throu...
