Against the dramatic backdrop of the COVID-19 virus outbreak around the world, how can businesses develop a better understanding of their risks and uncertainties moving forward and stress-test their future opportunities? Wargaming can help organisations […]
Wargaming, red teaming……. these terms can often seem misleading. Much of it stems from the fact that the military heritage behind them gives them a credence all of their own. Having served in the Royal […]
is is the meta game (a game for designing games) which generates ‘briefs’ by presenting four random cards, or by allowing you to choose cards from a list. […]
October 2020, Sarah from Ludogogy facilitated a panel discussion on how games and gamification could be used to address the problems of the Climate Crisis. […]
One of Ludogogy’s (very) regular contributors, Thomas Ackland wrote an article for this issue, way back in March, before it was postponed. He then developed his thoughts over the intervening months, and sent us another […]
The main thesis of this book is that games can be used as ‘meaningful work’ in the face of some of the world’s most intractable problems. […]
I run a certification program in which I help trainers and facilitators learn how to use a multiplayer game to facilitate their own virtual learning experiences. Because of the multiplayer and virtual nature of my […]
Games Design models which focus on the relationship between game designer and player, and the game features and behaviours which emerge from that relationship. […]
If you are serious about offering Octalysis-based gamification design to clients, or a project of your own to gamify, this course will amply repay your effort […]
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 […]
This article is part of a series I wrote some time ago when I was in the process of designing a business sustainability boardgame and was documenting the design process. A couple of days ago […]
This article is part of a series I wrote some time ago when I was in the process of designing a business sustainability boardgame and was documenting the design process. At the moment, my absolute […]
I think, as years go, we can all agree 2020 hasn’t been what any of us had in mind. As someone who travels internationally for work, enjoys planning events up to 6 months in advance […]
The more work I do with teams and groups, the more it becomes apparent that communication is the absolute foundation to everything that goes around it. You can’t build trust without talking. You can’t explore […]
One of Ludogogy’s (very) regular contributors, Thomas Ackland wrote an article for this issue, way back in March, before it was postponed. He then developed his thoughts over the intervening months, and sent us another […]
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