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What is the Magic Circle?
The magic circle is a place where different rules govern our existence, actions, and consequences. But what is the magic circle and where does it exist? […]
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Creativity – Eureka Moment or Piecemeal Awakening?
Does creativity come from unstructured tinkering and gambolling or is it upon the participant to decide how, when and why to develop their creative repertoire? […]
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Gamification and John Dewey
How does John Dewey’s pioneering work in modern education relate to gamification in learning today? Interaction, Growth, Interest and Experience – that’s how. […]
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Making a small, vibrant city through gamification
A blend of gamification and city branding can be one approach to giving small cities more energy and appeal to tourists – to compete with larger cities. […]
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Why, and Why Not to use Simulations in Learning
The earliest learning simulations were wargames. Modern simulations grew out of combatants’ need to understand past strategies, and to develop and test new ones […]
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Narratives, Toys, Puzzles, Games
Narratives, toys, puzzles, and games all share some similar characteristics. But what makes them different and how do games tie them all together? […]
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Take a chance on Dice
The flatness of cards informs how they can be played with, and in the same way, the fact that dice are 3D objects opens up different possibilities for their use […]
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Playing your Cards Right – Walkman Lab
As soon as you are introduced to a game and its storyline, your resources and characters, the meeples, the boards, are literally and figuratively in your hands. […]
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Applied Games-Based Learning
How do you apply games-based learning? What specific learning outcomes can you target? What games are specifically available to meet the needs of your students? […]
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People as Pieces – Social Mechanics in Games
What are ‘Social’ mechanics which use players themselves as ‘pieces’ in the game, manipulate player dynamics and relationships, or otherwise ‘play with’ people? […]
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Socializing Games
Rarely are games alone the catalyst for students reaching their learning outcomes. How do players use, play, and develop from a socialized gaming environment? […]
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What is the core value of metaverse?
The meaning of the metaverse is still hard to define, although the word was created more than thirty years ago. Is it devices, avatars or the space itself? […]
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Off the Shelf Social Constructivist Learning
GBL is a Constructivist approach in that gives learners tools to construct their own learning, usually through ‘solving’ some kind of central problem. […]
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The Game of You – A Real-life RPG
Find out how you could you use the concepts of Stats, Skills and Quests from RPG games to apply to the design of your own life and achieving your big goals. […]
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What is Gamification?
What makes something “gamified?” How can gamification be used strategically? What are the pitfalls of gamification and how can we avoid them? […]