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Review – Luma World Games
Luma World’s approach to learning through play aligns with modern educational theories emphasing active engagement, problem-solving, and hands-on experiences.
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Review of Dear Data
When I decided to run the ‘Quantified Self’ theme in Ludogogy, I knew at once that I would want to write a review of this amazing book. […]
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Review – A Book About How We Learn From Failure
One of this book’s greatest strengths, is that it focuses on one aspect of play in learning, and gives space and time to be really thorough in exploring it. […]
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Review of Games you can Play in your Head
I’ve long been a fan of ‘elegant’ games, by which I mean games that achieve a great deal of gameplay – and therefore fun – without having lots of materials or overly complex rules and […]
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Review of Transform Deck and Toolkit
The Transform Deck follows the tradition of creativity decks such as Michalko’s Thinkertoys This deck focuses on inspiring ideas and sparking creativity […]
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Review of Gameful Habits – self-gamification
Bartels is the author of numerous books on different facets of her ‘Self-Gamification’ approach to self-help by turning one’s life into games. […]
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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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Review of Designing Games and Gamification for Learning
If you wanted to be able to explain the pedagogical value of games and gamification, then this book would work extremely well. […]
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Review – Living Complexity by Luca Minudel
Living Complexity is described by its author, Luca Minudel, as a catalogue of practices for use within teams, with an eye also at the broader organisation. […]
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Review of Framing Play Design
When we play, we explore and create things that can never come into being when we are focused on doing things right and achieving […]
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Review – Ideas Arrangements Effects by DS4SI
Ideas, Arrangements, Effects (IAE) starts with a simple premise – that ideas are embedded in social arrangements, which in turn produce effects. […]
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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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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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Review – Dyslexic Motivation in Pictures
The Book of Dyslexic Motivation in Pictures, by Will Wheeler, is a which has lots to teach us about becoming a successful professional (dyslexic or otherwise). […]
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Review – Wargaming Experiences – Soldiers, Scientists and Civilians
Wargaming Experience”is recommended to read, especially for those in the defence and security environment who want to start applying game-based methodologies […]