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John Patten

"Gaming god Will Wright talking live right now at Where Conf – http://t.co/IUbe76Ac" · View

Name	John Patten
Your Pet Monster	Rock Monster v1
Location:	Modesto, CA, USA
Personal URL:	edutonica.blogspot.com
Affiliation (company, school, group, e.g.):	Sylvan Union School District
Affiliation URL:	http://www.sylvan.k12.ca.us
"If my life story were a game, it would be a cross between (a game from before 2000) and (a game from 2000 or later)...	Hmmm…? Myst & WOW ( I know, if you want to get technical WOW was released in the 90s, however I didn’t get into it until the turn of the century.) Combining both the singularity, of Myst and the crazy collaborative nature of WOW. How’s that?
"Most people know me as a (check all that apply):	Artist, Student, Teacher, UX expert, IT guru, Hacker, Researcher, Lifelong Gamer
When it comes to my game-making career, I'm:	a newbie (no game experience… yet!)
Kinds of games I’m best known for making (or want to be known for making someday!): (check all that apply)	Social games, iPhone/iPad games, Other mobile games, Simulations, Crowdsourcing games, Active/Motion Sensor games, Art and Experimental games, Educational games, Health games
Will Collaborate For:	Creative Fulfillment and Fun, Free Food, Experience and Mentorship, Money, Big Money, A Chance at a Nobel Prize
Anything else you want to say about the kinds of projects or people or organizations you’d like to work with?	I’m very much interested in K12 education and the ability to engage learners through media, and targeted interests.
Games I’ve worked on:	Have not worked on any games that I have shared with others, however, I enjoy investigating their use in learning. Depending on what your definition of “worked on” I have participated (worked on) in games where the participants contribute the content, story, etc. to help “build the game.” One of my favorites from last year was the Floating City.
Skills and Superpowers: (What abilities would you bring to a collaboration?)	I have worked in public education for over 20 years, as a teacher (5 years) and as a director in technology. I coordinate professional development for teachers, write grants to fund programs, create, implement, and procure, and support the necessary components of those projects. I think of what I do as more of an art form as opposed to a profession, as I feel all good teachers practice whether they’re conscious of it or not. I have a few different blogs and sites where I share my work: http://edutoncia.blogspot.com, http://eett.sylvan.k12.ca.us/wordpress, http://www.flickr.com/johnpat10, twitter: jpatten, http://threesixtypano.tumblr.com http://ipadschool.me etc., etc., etc. The skills I could bring to a collaborative effort include coding in LiveCode, PHP+mySQL, HTML/CSS, ARIS, and familiar with many graphics tools, PS, Illus, StudioArtis, …and I like to think fun.
3 games I’ve played that changed my life:	Most recently… WOW, Floating City, Geocaching

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