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“Hack & jaM”: The birth of a Role Playing Game
I had the idea to hack Arduino boards, the sensors and actuators to make my own instruments. The concept of the role-playing game “Hack and jaM” was born. […]
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Taking time to get it right – even if it’s three years
There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year for many, and for young people in particular. It impacted their learning, both academic and emotional. […]
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Putting the play of making into your Playtesting
One piece of advice you often come across is to use the highest quality materials you can afford, to make your prototype as realistic as possible. […]
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How To Collect Feedback For Gamified & Digital Learning
I learnt things the hard way and this article is an attempt to reflect on the mistakes I made while collecting feedback for online game-based learning courses […]
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Debriefing and Feedback for Ubuntu Game
The Ubuntu Game is a physical and virtual board game designed to teach teenagers the wonders of diversity, inclusion and equality […]
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Feedback – Creation and Delivery through Live Experience
At the end of a training serial, tank commanders will conduct a ‘hot-debrief’, discussing what went well, what went badly and how they can improve next time. […]
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Engaging and Relevant Feedback from Online Agile Workshops
One of the most effective ways to demonstrate tricky real-world, Agile concepts is to run a game that strips away any complexity […]
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How to Make Your Learners Feel Like Rockstars
How do you really become a rockstar? Practice. Lots of practice. But for most people practising the same songs and notes over and over can get pretty tedious. […]
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Review of Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design
If this book by Engelstein and Shalev had existed back then, I would definitely have used it to explore game mechanics to inform my game design. […]
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What’s in a Game? – Debriefing Learning Games
Many have discovered that learning games and playful activities are effective for learning if you are required to use ‘online’, rather than a classroom setting. […]
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Liber Domus – Interview with Eduardo Nunes
In this issue, we are delighted to have the opportunity to talk to Eduardo Nunes about his ‘Open World’ Educational game, Liber Domus. […]
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Focus on… Feedback Loops in Games Based Learning
Feedback is an important part of the learning process. Feedback is also really important for games to be engaging and fun. […]
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Applying Feedback in Learning Games
Applying feedback is incredibly important for shaping the player experience, connecting learning outcomes, and making sure that the experience stays “fun.” […]
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Pizza KATA II Retrospect is a Mindset and Not an Action
Teams need to retrospect to get better, not just to celebrate wins. If teams want to improve they need to change what was wrong, or even not quite perfect. […]
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The Play Personality for Gamification – Alyea Sandovar
Alyea Sandovar sent us this video looking at how she uses Play Personalities (Dr. Stuart Brown, at the Institute for Play) in her gamification work. […]