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Wargaming: The Challenges of Preconceptions
Imagine that inevitable moment, usually with a mug or a glass in hand, that someone I’ve just met asks me what I do for a living. It used to be so simple. “Oh, I’m in […]
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Business Wargaming….for an uncertain world
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 […]
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From Battlefield to Boardroom….. and back again!
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 […]
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Meta Game Download to Create your own Games
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. […]
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Climate Change and Games – Panel Session
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. […]
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Why game design matters to me – Part II
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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Review – Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
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. […]
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Increasing Engagement by 2000% Using Games
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 […]
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Focus on… Game Design Aesthetics
Games Design models which focus on the relationship between game designer and player, and the game features and behaviours which emerge from that relationship. […]
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Review – Yu-kai Chou’s Behavioural Design Masterclass
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 […]
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Unlearn what play should be
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 […]
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2048 – Making Failure Motivating
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 […]
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Including only what is needed – Lessons from Castle Dice
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 […]
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Why Playful Thinkers are Enjoying 2020
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 […]
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Communicating through games
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 […]