Ideas
Games are Just Invitations to the Magic Circle
Are ‘magic circles’ only found in games and play, or is that entering magic circle, means the activity you are taking part in is, in some way, playful? […]
Game Design
design process
Game Dynamics
There are different actions that players can take in your game. Alone they are meaningful for the player; but together they form the game’s dynamic. […]
design process
Speculative Learning Game Design (and Mushrooms)
This is design itself as a form of play, and there is just one simple rule that you need to follow to make ‘speculative’ design like this work to a brief. […]
design process
Game Mechanics for Learning
How do educators use game mechanics for teaching and learning? How can students benefit from game mechanics through games-based learning? […]
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How To Pursue A Career In Game Design
Video gaming is a highly competitive field, so it is vital to gain experience immediately after graduating. It is also crucial to learn and develop fresh skills […]
design process
Are Game Mechanics Assumed or Extrapolated?
What happens when we challenge our assumptions about history, by exploring other cultures? Interesting new game mechanics – that’s what. […]
learning topics
Combining Maths, Physics, Videogames and Storytelling in RENOVATIO QUEST
As a high school teacher, I’ve always wondered what to do to make math and physics exercises more appealing for students. Can a 2D RPG help? […]
Design Challenge
Games Design Challenge – 11th April 2022
The idea is to give a challenge that will be interesting, but not too time-consuming, to get creative juices flowing, and make games design a regular practice. […]
Live sessions
1000 Blank White Cards – Ideation Session
Games are a ‘safe space to fail’. We often hear this in Games-based Learning circles. On 19th April, I definitely found myself hoping this was true. […]
Ideas
Achievements in Games
Achievements are something of a visceral experience. While we recognize achievements in game play; we can also use them for games-based learning applications. […]
design process
Quest systems in Role Playing Games
Quests increase the immersion in the game world and the fun of playing as well as forming the basis of the theme and acting as the core of the gameplay. […]
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. […]
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Co-creation in the Metaverse
Activities implemented in the virtual world of the Metaverse facilitates immersion which blurs the lines between real and virtual worlds. […]
design process
Designing Learning Games with Players in Mind
Playing games is almost always an enjoyable activity. However, designing educational games with the audience (players) in mind can be incredibly challenging. […]
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The Player Experience of Games
Player experience can be as simple as mechanics in gamification; or a complex serious game. That experience dictates how our game, is received by our users. […]