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Commando Magazine
Commando Comic
Call of Duty
Cap Guns
Richard Bartle
Roy Trubshaw 
Backlash
We have been here before
Book cover of The Jihad to Destroy Barney: 
Roleplaying Game and Writer's Guidebook, 
a classic example of anti-Barney humour.
Social Activity around Gaming
    * Ad hoc communities of practice
    * Use of Forums to debate technique
    * Transparent Sharing of Skillsets
    * Willingness to create learning exemplars using new media especially online video
    * Subversion and repurposing of content underpinned by humour
    * Highly dynamic learning is going on
They are:

    * early adopters
    * risk takers
    * self-starters
    * highly reflective about their practice
    * highly innovative
    * blog in detail about what they do
    * use social media in a tightly focused way for professional development
    * build extremely focused communities of practice with their peers
    * have the vision and confidence to muster and orchestrate gaming resources to bind into the curriculum
    * evolve both hyperlocal and wider scale educational social communities and events

Early Adopters