Author: Nicholas Andriani
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My process and an Essay on New Poem: fortitudine vincimus
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Draft 1: 02/16/2025 “This year blossoming A-Bomb Dropping aplomb Plum-plum-plum A hum-hum-hum-hum And we’re done. Kicked teeth, once mine I lie floorside and planar A Lying smile In a room with a view Of the teeth, once new For sale Never used Dreams? Rearing foil reflections On floor, mine carpet bombs yesteryear’s Napalm A fortnight…
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Reality is Dead, Long Live Reality!
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in Adventure, Art, Artist’s Journey, augmented reality, Between the Sun and Us, books, Both, And, Call to Action, choose your own adventure, college, comparative literature, creativewriting, creativity, education, educational game design, educational technology, hero’s journey, Heroine’s Journey, memoir, Middle East, mindfulness, Mizzou, Morocco, Museum, narrative design, Narratology, Notes from the Underground, true story, writingI woke up today with a question rattling in my head like a loose screw in the machinery of modern life: What does it mean to create in an era of collapsing reality? Everywhere I turn, the fractures are widening. The things we once called truth, fact, or even just a shared reality are dissolving…
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A Writer’s Credo Free Printable
This article explores the philosophy behind a daily writing practice, emphasizing that writing is not about waiting for inspiration but rather about the discipline and compulsion to put ideas on the page regularly. Drawing parallels to physical exercises like yoga or playing an instrument, the article suggests that writing is a practice that must be…
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The Current State of Games for Learning: Engaging Education Through Play
In recent years, the intersection of gaming and education has sparked a fascinating conversation around how play can enhance learning outcomes. Games for learning, or “serious games,” are not just entertainment anymore—they are becoming powerful tools in classrooms, corporate training, and even personal development. As the demand for engaging, personalized, and adaptive learning grows, game-based…
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Exposition is Not an Info Dump, Don’t Stop the Fun Train
Puppet Show as exposition on Dark Crystal. Genius, genius! Take a cure from game design. Make a thematic trailer or tutorial or the Jurassic park ride with the animation to set the scene. Doing expositional in a fanciful way, this is the key. Drama stops for exposition “Can input this down in a way that’s…