design process
Playing by Yourself – Tabletop Automa
We can’t always find others to play with. Enter ‘Automa’; both ‘official’ – included with published COTS games, and ‘unofficial’ fan-built solo play systems. […]
Year: 2022
Playing by Yourself – Tabletop Automa
Application
Card Games or Board Games?
Using the Theory of Flow and the PENS model of player experience, this study explores differences in types of experiences depending on the games being played. […]
Ideas
Making a small, vibrant city through gamification
A blend of gamification and city branding can be one approach to giving small cities more energy and appeal to tourists – to compete with larger cities. […]
Application
Simulations vs Games
Games and simulations are often mentioned together. They do share some of the same characteristics; but games and simulations are different from one another. […]
Ideas
Why, and Why Not to use Simulations in Learning
The earliest learning simulations were wargames. Modern simulations grew out of combatants’ need to understand past strategies, and to develop and test new ones […]
Uncategorised
Elevate Your Next Puzzle With These Design Secrets
Around 58% of mobile games are puzzles, mostly playable in single-player mode. They are shown to improve cognitive functions, reduce anxiety and enhance memory. […]
Live sessions
StratEdge Strategy Simulation – Live Play Session
Stratedge is a strategic simulation designed and built by NowEdge to support learning outcomes around strategic thinking and implementation. […]
Application
How Games Can Help You Navigate the Workplace
Although playing video games may seem counterintuitive to workplace productivity, the values that people can learn from games may benefit the overall business. […]
Ideas
Narratives, Toys, Puzzles, Games
Narratives, toys, puzzles, and games all share some similar characteristics. But what makes them different and how do games tie them all together? […]
Ideas
Take a chance on Dice
The flatness of cards informs how they can be played with, and in the same way, the fact that dice are 3D objects opens up different possibilities for their use […]
Ideas
Playing your Cards Right – Walkman Lab
As soon as you are introduced to a game and its storyline, your resources and characters, the meeples, the boards, are literally and figuratively in your hands. […]
Design Challenge
The Versatility of Cards
This versatility of cards comes from physical characteristics – materials, flatness, two-sidedness etc., and from lack of limitation on the ‘content’ they hold. […]
learning topics
The Push and Pull of Strategy Games
Although boundaries between genre and platform have gradually decreased, strategy games have been consistently popular for decades. […]
Ideas
Applied Games-Based Learning
How do you apply games-based learning? What specific learning outcomes can you target? What games are specifically available to meet the needs of your students? […]
learning topics
What Makes a Good Strategic Game?
What game experiences help you to create strategic responses to specific challenges? And which work for developing widely applicable strategic thinking skills? […]