Application
Lightning Multi-Game Design Jams
A pile of random materials and two hours. “Go! Make a game!” For some, this is oxygen to the designer’s brain. For others, this type of design jam doesn’t work. […]
Playtesting
Lightning Multi-Game Design Jams
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Core Game Mechanisms and the Paper Prototype
When we design a board game, the core mechanisms, and paper prototypes are the key to continuously providing feedback and improving the game, and making it fun. […]
Live sessions
The Pizza Game – Continuous Improvement Game
On the 3rd November, we gathered exactly the right number of people to start a pizza business – it takes five apparently. […]
Live sessions
Game Playtest Sessions – February 2022
Ludogogy aims to put play back into your life – really important if you’re in the business of greating games for great learning. […]
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Jesse Schell’s Six Questions for Playtesting
The Transform Deck is a deck of 45 cards in five suits. Each card represents a way to take learning content and make it more interactive and engaging. […]
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Playtest Like a Researcher: Observational Playtesting
In boardgames, there isn’t a formal term to cover the set of playtesting techniques that are about observations of play rather than post game feedback […]
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So Farm So Good – from zero to ‘done’ in 21 days
Building a multi-player training simulation game for Change Management based on an organic farm – from scratch and against many odds […]
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Adding Playtesting to your Game Design Process
Playtesting is the moment of truth, the moment that you or other players try your prototype and you record the feedback and reactions. […]
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Focus on… Make & Break Live Events
As a tie-in with the Make & Break issue of Ludogogy, we organised a number of events about Playtesting and Prototyping including a oopening panel event […]
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Playtesting and the Ugly Baby Complex
We game designers regard games as our babies. Naturally we don’t want anyone saying anything bad about them. And that’s a mistake. […]
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Prototyping and Playtesting – Games 2 Unite’s Ubuntu Game
Our target audience is teenagers of different ethnicities and cultures who together play our game to learn about their differences through conversations […]
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Taking time to get it right – even if it’s three years
There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year for many, and for young people in particular. It impacted their learning, both academic and emotional. […]
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Putting the play of making into your Playtesting
One piece of advice you often come across is to use the highest quality materials you can afford, to make your prototype as realistic as possible. […]
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How To Collect Feedback For Gamified & Digital Learning
I learnt things the hard way and this article is an attempt to reflect on the mistakes I made while collecting feedback for online game-based learning courses […]
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Applying Feedback in Learning Games
Applying feedback is incredibly important for shaping the player experience, connecting learning outcomes, and making sure that the experience stays “fun.” […]