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Game Dynamics
There are different actions that players can take in your game. Alone they are meaningful for the player; but together they form the game’s dynamic. […]
Month: May 2022
Ideas
Play with a Purpose
Is Climate Change always a bad thing? Not if the ‘climate’ is a team culture, and you’re changing it to foster creativity. Meet Creative Climate Change. […]
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Speculative Learning Game Design (and Mushrooms)
This is design itself as a form of play, and there is just one simple rule that you need to follow to make ‘speculative’ design like this work to a brief. […]
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My Journey to Becoming a Game Designer
I never consciously decided to create games. My first creation, the Keep It Real game came to me, almost as if in a visitation […]
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Storytelling and Motivation in Mobile Games
Because almost everyone can easily access mobile games, it makes sense for game development companies to develop or convert games for mobile platforms. […]
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Game Mechanics for Learning
How do educators use game mechanics for teaching and learning? How can students benefit from game mechanics through games-based learning? […]
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How To Pursue A Career In Game Design
Video gaming is a highly competitive field, so it is vital to gain experience immediately after graduating. It is also crucial to learn and develop fresh skills […]
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Water Closets and the Gamification of Learning
The WC tells us that excrement is waste, for which the solution is disposal. The way many adults view Play shares characteristics of the water closet mindset. […]
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Can we Train Yomi through Learning Games?
Yomi is a Japanese term meaning “Knowing the mind of the opponent”. It uses knowledge of the game and the opponent’s options to discern their most likely move. […]
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Gaming in the Workplace
The ‘all work, no play’ approach means that we miss out on the many ways in which play could bring benefits to us in business. […]
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Are Game Mechanics Assumed or Extrapolated?
What happens when we challenge our assumptions about history, by exploring other cultures? Interesting new game mechanics – that’s what. […]