Enzo Silva is an Instructional Designer at Sun Microsystems. He is an avid learner and instructor, and worked in the language-learning field for many years in his home country of Brazil. Silva is engaged in learning mediated by social media, virtual worlds, and games and has spoken at key Universities in Brazil, China, South Korea, and American Samoa about Technology-Assisted Language Learning and the use of social media to enhance and promote learning. He currently resides in the greater Atlanta area in the State of Georgia.

Contact Enzo by e-mail to enzofsilva@gmail.com

 

Articles by Enzo Silva

ARGs Leverage Intelligence: Improving Performance Through Collaborative Play

(11/4/09)
Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) facilitate e-Learning while maintaining motivation. They are excellent tools to encourage collective intelligence, collaborative play, and distributed storytelling in an educational environment. ARGs also help to increase communication, and raise awareness about products and causes. Read this case study, assemble your design team, and create a successful game!