Ludogogy Games-based learning. Gamification. Playful Design

Why, and Why Not to use Simulations in Learning

Ideas

6th October 2022 2

The earliest learning simulations were wargames. Modern simulations grew out of combatants’ need to understand past strategies, and to develop and test new ones […]

The Push and Pull of Strategy Games

learning topics

7th September 2022 0

Although boundaries between genre and platform have gradually decreased, strategy games have been consistently popular for decades. […]

Unlearn what play should be

Ideas

15th September 2020 0

Until I was 17 years old, I was a hardened gamer. Platformers, strategy, beat’em up, FPS… I loved them all. But one day, without really knowing why, I got bored of video games and ended […]

The Metaverse is the Game

Ideas

6th June 2023 0

‘What is most important to consider in building the metaverse?” My answer is very simple. It’s the basic concept that, ‘The Metaverse is the game’. […]

Simulations vs Games

Application

11th October 2022 0

Games and simulations are often mentioned together. They do share some of the same characteristics; but games and simulations are different from one another. […]

Board games to engage in systems thinking

Systems thinking is one of the competencies that enable us to understand the complexity of global and networked structures and their outcomes. The interconnectivity between countries, companies, and people creates a net of relationships that [...]