learning topics
Combining Maths, Physics, Videogames and Storytelling in RENOVATIO QUEST
As a high school teacher, I’ve always wondered what to do to make math and physics exercises more appealing for students. Can a 2D RPG help? […]
Month: April 2022
Design Challenge
Games Design Challenge – 11th April 2022
The idea is to give a challenge that will be interesting, but not too time-consuming, to get creative juices flowing, and make games design a regular practice. […]
Download
Gift Horse Download
The Gift Horse invites you to tune into the animal which has attached itself to you – and find out more about it and yourself. […]
Live sessions
1000 Blank White Cards – Ideation Session
Games are a ‘safe space to fail’. We often hear this in Games-based Learning circles. On 19th April, I definitely found myself hoping this was true. […]
Ideas
Achievements in Games
Achievements are something of a visceral experience. While we recognize achievements in game play; we can also use them for games-based learning applications. […]
learning topics
Dungeons & Dragons & Development
One way for games to have a real impact on people’s development is the use of tabletop role-playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons, for therapy. […]
Live sessions
Deckible App – 100 Decks in your Pocket – Demo
100 Decks in your Pocket is just what this app gives you. If you use decks for facilitation, ideation, or anything else, you’ll want this on your phone […]
Ludogopedia
A Brief History of Role Playing Games
The varied options for character creation and development give us limitless opportunities for facilitating learning which puts us in other people’s shoes. […]
Ludogopedia
Learning Powered by the Apocalypse
The potential for using these games is immense. We can create games for our learners to play, but we can also invite them to create their own. […]
Ludogopedia
Flow Theory in Games and Learning
The term ‘Flow’ is often used in reference to games, as well as in learning settings. It’s an important concept within both contexts of games-based learning. […]
Ideas
What Makes an Experience Interesting?
When I play games, there is a total shift in consciousness for me. This is about far more than the ‘fun’ that we all experience when playing a game we enjoy. […]
design process
Quest systems in Role Playing Games
Quests increase the immersion in the game world and the fun of playing as well as forming the basis of the theme and acting as the core of the gameplay. […]
design process
Learning Games – The Challenge of House Rules
It is in overcoming ‘unnecessary’ obstacles that the ‘fun’ of playing is to be had – pleasure derived from overcoming and prevailing. […]