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Start the Journey
When starting to write, it doesn’t matter if you haven’t perfected character, setting, plot or outcome. What matters is you start the journey. […]
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Lightning Multi-Game Design Jams
A pile of random materials and two hours. “Go! Make a game!” For some, this is oxygen to the designer’s brain. For others, this type of design jam doesn’t work. […]
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Libraries and Gamification
The library can provide an interesting experience to users by utilizing gamification, and gamification can make the library more fun and engaging. […]
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Accessibility in Games
Accessibility is often talked about. But, what does it mean and what does it entail when designing games for entertainment, learning, or personal development? […]
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Rewriting a CV through games – a case study
Knowing ourselves and then writing about it can feel like a steep mountain to climb and often there is nothing more daunting than writing a CV. […]
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Role-play-based education
Role-playing leads to a change of perspective: We take on a specific point of view and become more sensitive and empathetic as a result. […]
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Learning by Playing Serious Games
Serious games can be incredible tools for teaching, learning, and education. They help players learn experientially though play by putting concepts into use […]
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Play, Learn, Speak: How Games Transform Language Learning
Language learning is big business. Games-based learning and gamification have emerged as powerful tools to engage learners and enhance language acquisition […]
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Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) with Tomo Club
Games are an effective way to cultivate SEL (social-emotional learning) skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. […]
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Card Games or Board Games?
Using the Theory of Flow and the PENS model of player experience, this study explores differences in types of experiences depending on the games being played. […]
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Simulations vs Games
Games and simulations are often mentioned together. They do share some of the same characteristics; but games and simulations are different from one another. […]
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How Games Can Help You Navigate the Workplace
Although playing video games may seem counterintuitive to workplace productivity, the values that people can learn from games may benefit the overall business. […]
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The What and Why of Empathy in Games
Intellectual understanding is often not enough to prompt action. It seems we need emotional’tools’ for that. Empathy is often cited as chief among these. […]
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RPGs to Level Up in Life
While D&D is not a Quantified Self (QS) game, you’re not playing yourself, the mechanisms and experiences within RPGs have definitely informed the QS movement. […]
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Photos Alone Don’t do Justice to your Trips
Ramblr specializes in blogging and recording details about mountain climbing and walking because ‘Photos alone don’t do justice to your trips’ […]