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Gear Learning @GearLearning

Gear Learning at UW-Madison designs and develops games to help make complex content accessible and fun.

Joined January 2017
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Gear Learning@GearLearning
18 Sep 2018
pharmacy.wisc.edu/fighting-t… Some behind the scenes with @UWMadPharmacy on how we're tackling #opioid misuse using narrative, art, and win/loss conditions. #gamedev #pharmacy #games4ed
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We're Hiring! Gear Learning is searching for a mid to senior level Software Engineer with published titles using Unity. Additional knowledge of Node and AWS is preferred. Please spread the word! jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/5…
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Mike Beall from Gear Learning discussed how virtual reality and gaming can help us understand the full effects of climate change by offering a unique opportunity to “play” in a different reality. We were very happy to be invited to such an important event! 🌍 #earthday #edtech
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Day 1 of the game design workshop in the 554 pharmacotherapy lab was a success! Lots of amazing ideas from the students 🤓💭🕹 #gearlearning #WCER #pharmacy #pharmacotherapy #gamedesign #gamedev #edtech #uwmadison
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This week (Monday-Thursday) in the 554 pharmacotherapy lab there’ll be a game-based learning activity where students will be participating in a game design workshop. They will design a game that could be used to educate patients about anticoagulants! #gearlearning #WCER #gamedev
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Urban League of Greater Madison is hosting the MBK Spring Break Gaming and Coding Day. Gear Learning and WCER will be participating in community outreach by teaching kids about coding, video game development, and careers in related fields! Learn more here: ulgm.org
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Hey everyone! Newt’s Voyage officially releases today on the App Store, Google Play, and Steam! Download and play for free 🚀🕹 #gearlearning #newtsvoyage #gamedev #edtech #uwmadison
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The @SXSWEDU conference was a success!! Thank you to everyone who visited our booth and/or attended the FairPlay workshop! Here are some great photos from the event 📸🕹 #gearlearning #sxswedu #austintx #gamedev #edtech #uwmadison
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Here’s the trailer for At Play in the Cosmos! Download it today at @wwnorton using the link: books.wwnorton.com/books/web… To view the full trailer, visit our YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgVtV1b… 🚀🌖🕹🌟 #gearlearning #sxswedu #atplayinthecosmos #edtech #gamedev #uwmadison
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Check out our awesome game, At Play in the Cosmos! You can download it today through W.W. Norton by clicking the link: books.wwnorton.com/books/web… 🚀🌖🕹🌟 #gearlearning #sxswedu #southbysouthwest #atplayinthecosmos #edtech #gamedev #uwmadison
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Here’s the trailer for one of our games: Newt’s Voyage! It’s available now for download on Mac and Windows, and will be available on Android, iOS, and Steam very soon 🚀🌕 #gearlearning #sxswedu #newtsvoyage #edtech #gamedev #uwmadison
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One of our games, Newt’s Voyage, is now available for download on Mac and Windows, and will be available on Android, iOS, and Steam very shortly! Check out our brand new website to learn about and download the game: gearlearning.org/project-new… #gearlearning #sxswedu #newtsvoyage
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Hey everyone! SXSW EDU has arrived and our booth is all set up! Come stop by between 10am - 5pm the next three days (March 4-6) and check out all of the cool stuff we’ve been doing! We are at booth 313. #gearlearning #sxswedu #austintx #edtech #gamedev #uwmadison
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SXSW EDU is approaching fast, and we would love to see you at our booth! We will be at booth 313 from 10am – 5pm during the entire expo (March 4-6). If you’d like to see the exact location of our booth, click this link to the expo floor plan: edsx2019.mapyourshow.com/7_0… #sxswedu
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Hey everybody! Gear Learning will be a sponsor at the upcoming Play Make Learn conference from August 8-9 at Union South. We encourage any teachers, students, designers, and more to submit applications: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… #gearlearning #PlayMakeLearn #PML #edtech #gamedev
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PlayMakeLearn@Play_Make_Learn
28 Feb 2019
Be sure to get your proposal in by Friday, March 1st for the 2019 PML Conference: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

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Please give a warm welcome to our new social media interns: Taylor Clinton and Sammi Goldstein 😄👩‍💻 They joined our team back in December and will be working very hard this semester to extend our social media reach and increase our online presence! #gearlearning #meetourteam
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Thursday afternoon, UW Advance toured Gear Learning and listened to director Mike Beall explain the importance of data collection and analysis in game-based learning. Click the link to learn more about UW Advance: continuingstudies.wisc.edu/u… #gearlearning #uwadvance #gamedev #edu
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Gear Learning has been working with the UW School of Pharmacy to create an educational video game to help fight the opioid epidemic. This project was featured on the front page of the Inside UW newsletter: insideuw.wisc.edu/newsletter… #uwmadison #DPI #WCER #uwschoolofpharmacy
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