Dom Webb

Using VR to improve your languages

It would be safe to say that language learning in British schools is less popular than ever. According to figures from the British Council, around three quarters of students took GCSEs in another language in 2002. This figure has now dropped to 47%. In non-selective schools this figure is just...
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Posted Mar. 21, 2019

Serious gaming and gamification at Interactive Futures

The market in ‘Serious Gaming’ is worth over $4.3 billion dollars, and forms part of a global e-learning market worth over $300 billion. In the next few years, it is forecast to be worth $17 billion, and many companies such as KPMG have already integrated serious gaming approaches into their...
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Posted Feb. 9, 2019

What makes a good quiz show?

 It would be fair to say that Britain is a nation obsessed with quizzing. University Challenge regularly draws in three million viewers an episode, and at one point, 5.1 million people were watching The Chase, one-sixth of the British population. But what makes a good quiz show? The diversity and...
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Posted Jan. 1, 2019

Dogs of Berlin review

Following the critical success of 'Dark', 'Dogs of Berlin' is the second German language original produced by Netflix. The plot follows Berlin cop Kurt Grimmer as he attempts to solve the murder of Germany’s top football player. Dom Webb reviews the show
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Posted Dec. 20, 2018

That’s why ad regulators don’t go to Iceland

“There’s a Rang-tan in my bedroom, and I don’t know what to do”, begins Iceland’s Christmas advert. The ‘Rang-tan’ takes offence to various household objects such as chocolate and shampoo before explaining that it is in the bedroom because its home in the rainforest has been destroyed by mankind in order to make room for palm oil plantations.
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Posted Dec. 10, 2018