Review
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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Board Games
Ideas
The Power of Boardgames
A board game can be a mirror of the player themselves. One player may be obsessed with winning, another may benefit from being in “someone else’s shoes” […]
Ideas
The Power of Compounding in Games
Systems compound and this type of thinking, invest extra resources into a system,
benefitting us in the long run, is done in games through ‘engine’ mechanisms. […]
design process
Key Factors of Educational Board Game Development
For directly experiencing and trying something together… and learning with inspiration, educational board games are an innovative area with a bright future. […]
design process
Playing by Yourself – Tabletop Automa
We can’t always find others to play with. Enter ‘Automa’; both ‘official’ – included with published COTS games, and ‘unofficial’ fan-built solo play systems. […]
Application
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. […]
Ideas
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? […]
Ideas
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 […]
Ideas
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. […]
Design Challenge
The Versatility of Cards
This versatility of cards comes from physical characteristics – materials, flatness, two-sidedness etc., and from lack of limitation on the ‘content’ they hold. […]
Ideas
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? […]
experiment
Using Off The Shelf Games for Learning
Bespoke learning game design fits your learning outcomes precisely, but can be costly. An off the shelf game can be a cost effective and high value alternative. […]
Live sessions
Keep It Real Game – Live Play Session
A live play session with Leslie Robinson of Trance4Mation games, where we get to play the Keep It Real diversity and Inclusion game. […]
learning topics
My Journey to Becoming a Game Designer
I never consciously decided to create games. My first creation, the Keep It Real game came to me, almost as if in a visitation […]
experiment
Eight Playful Practices to Model Sid Sackson
There is no need to move beyond the basic gameplaying components you already have if you want to partake in a Sackson-like game design experiment. […]