experiment
Eight Playful Practices to Model Sid Sackson
There is no need to move beyond the basic gameplaying components you already have if you want to partake in a Sackson-like game design experiment. […]
Month: March 2022
how to
Co-creation in the Metaverse
Activities implemented in the virtual world of the Metaverse facilitates immersion which blurs the lines between real and virtual worlds. […]
design process
Designing Learning Games with Players in Mind
Playing games is almost always an enjoyable activity. However, designing educational games with the audience (players) in mind can be incredibly challenging. […]
Ideas
Andragogy Through a Games-based Learning Lens
What might an Andragogical game (based on Knowles principles) look like, and what existing examples can be drawn upon for inspiration? […]
how to
The Player Experience of Games
Player experience can be as simple as mechanics in gamification; or a complex serious game. That experience dictates how our game, is received by our users. […]
design process
Co-creative Experiences – Serious Games for Spatial Planning
It worked better than expected and was the seed that inspired my new adventures, including a workshop using more games to discuss environmental sustainability. […]
Review
Review – A Book About How We Learn From Failure
One of this book’s greatest strengths, is that it focuses on one aspect of play in learning, and gives space and time to be really thorough in exploring it. […]
design process
Rule Co-creation in Play -1000 Blank White Cards
Rule modification is the central mechanic and the purpose of the game, creating a chaos of action and reaction – impossible to settle on a strategy for success. […]
Ideas
Why Learning Makes Great Games
Well-designed games are great for creating learning, but maybe we should rather be thinking that well-designed learning is a great way to make compelling games. […]
design process
Games of Hidden (and Disclosed) Information
At any time, items of game information are either known or hidden. A premise of many games is that this aspect is not the same for all players at the same time. […]
experiment
A Co-Creation Experience in Editorial Design
A co-creation exercise in which writers and designers work together to create a ‘relay’ of writing. How did this work out? Read on to find out. […]
Live sessions
Live Play Sessions – March 2022
Demo of a gamified learning platform and a card game designed to help players to go beyond Agile tools and processes to an Agile Mindset […]
design process
4 Ways Co-design will Make or Break your Game
Should you work with another game designer to co-design your game or create your game by yourself? It depends. There are pros and cons to each approach. […]