Issue: Story

Welcome to issue five of Ludogogy Magazine – ‘Once Upon a Time’

This issue is all about the important part that Storytelling plays in games design, in learning experiences and in life. The ten articles in this month’s issue explore how to design narrative, explain how story affects our thinking and also tells of a real-life Happy Ever After

Explore:

Once Upon a Webinar
Engagement – A real-life Happy Ever After
Celebrating Windrush Day with the Windrush Game
The Lens of the Story Machine
Much more

We are now accepting articles for next month’s issue ‘The Diversity Issue’ – on all aspects of diversity and inclusion. Send proposals or drafts to info@ludogogy.co.uk

Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Playful

Once Upon a Dice Roll

27th July 2020 Nia Wearn 1

It all starts with dice …. The first year Narratology for Games module has, as many long standing and ever-evolving programmes do, had an interesting history of being split, merged, moved around and eventually settled […]

‘Play it before you live it’

20th July 2020 Ken Eklund 1

– the case for alternate reality games and narrative-making play Most games don’t pretend to be real. As a player you sit around a table holding cards or moving pieces, or stare at a screen […]

Celebrating Windrush Day with The Windrush Game

16th July 2020 Patrick Vernon OBE 1

Following Windrush Day on 22nd June, we have an opportunity to reflect on the contribution and legacy of the Windrush Generation and the importance of migration to the wealth, prosperity and cultural contribution to Britain. […]

Happy Ever After

16th July 2020 Dan Armstrong 1

As we all know, gamification is often used as a way to encourage engagement. So why not use it to encourage another form of engagement? A literal engagement! I was trying to think of a […]

An Archetypal Eye on This Time of Change

16th July 2020 Kristina Dryža 2

The psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology C. G. Jung explained, “All the most powerful ideas in history go back to archetypes.”[1] Archetypes are said to be psychic power patterns dwelling in the deeper layers of […]

The Treasure of Atlantis – Story as Game Mechanic

16th July 2020 Mohamed Reda 4

I was 12 when I first read about the lost city of Atlantis. The possibility of a whole continent, a whole civilization swallowed by the mighty ocean blew my mind and made me research for […]

Evolution of DSbuilders cards

15th July 2020 Corrado de Sanctis 2

Corrado De Sanctis also published an article about DSBuilders game last month. The game is a work in progress. This article deatils the version that you can see at Corrado’s workshop at AgileTour London 2020 […]

The Lens of the Story Machine

15th July 2020 Ludogogy 2

Some time ago, I was busy designing a game which was going to support learning objectives around entrepreneurship, financial decision-making and strategic and operation decisions. As many of us do, when designing, I turned to […]

Interactive Netflix Gamification is Here, but Will it Get People Hooked?

15th July 2020 Chris Tomasso 3

This article was originally published on the Octalysis Group website in March, 2019. The original article can be accessed at the Octalysis Group’s website . Chris hopes to follow up soon with analysis of the new […]

Making an impact with Educational Stories

14th July 2020 Thomas Ackland 1

Although I have no experience of being a teacher, if there’s one thing that I do know, it’s enjoying a good engaging story, especially when there is a lesson to be learned from the events […]

Once Upon a Webinar

14th July 2020 Norhan Zarhan 2

Once upon a time, an engineer ‘Nour’ from the future was faced by a huge challenge where the air pollution forced humans to stay home as the air became no more breathable. As an engineer […]