WWII brought to the PSP via Commander

Strategy games give a great insight into the mindset of the Military Commanders at the time. Can you do any better than the Commanders from History? Do you have any anxiety over sending pixels to their deaths?

clipped from playstation.joystiq.com PSP and DS will soon be home to a brand new turn-based strategy game from Koch Media. Military History Commander – Europe at War is the first in a “new series of games.” Set in a World War II, players can choose to play as either the Axis or the Allied forces. From the looks of things, this will be a rather standard grid-based strategy affair, with visuals akin to the Advance Wars series of games. Six scenarios are planned for the handhelds, including Operation Barbarossa and D-Day. Players will also be able to create 50 different inventions and recruit famous historical commanders throughout the game. The in-game artwork is done by Osprey Publishing. For now, the game has been announced for release in Europe only. We’ll have to wait and see if it sees the light of day in the States as well. Gallery: Military History Commander – Europe at War

The PSP will be SCRABBLE(D) this March in the US

clipped from www.pspfanboy.com The beloved crossword game is coming to handhelds in March, courtesy of EA. SCRABBLE will feature three gameplay modes, including: Classic, which offers traditional play; Speed, where players race the clock; and, the new SCRABBLE SLAM card game. In SLAM, players must make four letter words in an attempt to get rid of all their cards. There will be six difficult levels, including a Training mode, which offers six training exercises. There will also be multiplayer features. SCRABBLE is expected to retail for $30. Gallery: SCRABBLE

Slitherine Software Back Education on the PSP

There is a real economic factor for companies to do so. Whilst many are saying there are not many sales compared to the DS it is clear that the family of Playstation titles is strong. There are many migrating to the PSP from the PS2 and the strength in graphics is enough to persuade a large group of males between 12-25 to make it their purchase. The increasing connection to the PSP could also generate sales of the handheld.

It is clear that strategy based and warfare titles might have more of a home on the PSP than the DS or other mobile device, due to its demographic.

Lets support the companies making a effort. Review coming soon.

clipped from www.pspfanboy.com Marco Minoli, one of the guys responsible for The History Channel’s Great Battles of Rome game, sees the future of his company on PSP. Speaking to GI.biz, he says “the PSP version gave us the best results. That’s why we really keep pushing the PSP now, it’s perfect for us, for our strategy of history and strategy.” Slitherine Software will continue working on educational video games, a genre Minoli thinks is expanding. As the company moves forward, PSP will continue to be in their sights. “To be very honest nobody’s looking at the PSP as a huge opportunity at the moment, and I really think there is a huge opportunity there. I’ve seen sales charts for some territories now and a top ten PSP game sells more than a top ten Nintendo DS game,” he added.

RSS Powerpoint to PSP – Topic:The Dissolution

The Presentation was an introduction on how to identify and organise information in regards to the Dissolution of the Monsateries by Henry VIII.

Point your PSP Browser to http://tinyurl.com/pspteach1 (going their via a normal browser will bring up the images in reverse order)

You can download the Presentation on Dissolution.

I will be posting videos on how to export slides to images, how to resize the image to PSP format, how to rename files, uploading images and finally how to create a RSS feed which you can easily navigate your PSP to.

I have uploaded images of my Powerpoint to my Picasa Web Album and then created a link to the RSS Feed. This will allow you to download the Powerpoint Presentation in the correct order. You can then use the Powerpoint in your lessons by hooking up the PSP to your TV, Monitor or Projector (PSP-2000/3000 models only). You can of course use the slides to refresh you memory of the topic or you can pass them on to students so that they can access the Presentation at their own pace.

Sony is Green (friendly) on the inside

This news can be used to inform students about the marketing of a brand and Green technologies. During a Business and Communication lesson you can use the data from the Greenpeace site on the main consoles and have the students produce positive spin for their respective companies. This exercise can also be done in English lessons. General Studies papers and even Key Stage 3 English papers often have articles on topics of the day and themes of interest. I belive that this article and the information within fallsunder that catergory. This could serve as a mock exercise for students.

clipped from www.edge-online.com Greenpeace International has told Edge that Sony is a significantly greener videogame company than both Microsoft and Nintendo. And while Microsoft is improving its standards, Nintendo is performing woefully. The environmental group’s toxics campaigner Iza Kruszewska explains that it has measured the green properties of all the major electronics companies ahead of the post-Kyoto talks – scheduled for December – where world governments will embark on two vital discussions of a global emissions cut initiative.