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 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’. […]

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. […]

Climate Change-Catalyzed Simulations in the Anthropocene – Going Back to the Future with Jurassic Park?

learning topics

17th April 2020 2

Water stress, searing heat, refugees, displacement, geopolitical uncertainty. In talking to innovative colleagues in the serious games space in The Hague this past week, the wargaming of the future is complex, and multidimensional—and climate change […]

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 [...]