Ideas
Learning with the Fantastic and Fabulous
Come explore the Fantastic and Fabulous in Learning and Facilitation and discover the answer to the most important question of all
“And then what happened” […]
Worldbuilding
design process
The Museum of Impossible Objects – Educational Field Trip
I’ve always been interested in how speculative fiction – science fiction, fantasy, and even horror, allows us to more deeply reflect on what it is to be human. […]
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? […]
Ludogopedia
A Brief History of Role Playing Games
The varied options for character creation and development give us limitless opportunities for facilitating learning which puts us in other people’s shoes. […]
Ludogopedia
Learning Powered by the Apocalypse
The potential for using these games is immense. We can create games for our learners to play, but we can also invite them to create their own. […]
design process
Liber Domus – Interview with Eduardo Nunes
In this issue, we are delighted to have the opportunity to talk to Eduardo Nunes about his ‘Open World’ Educational game, Liber Domus. […]
design process
Digital Games as Roadmaps to Meaningful and Powerful Change
This was not one of those stories in which I got an excellent grade by being creative and resourceful. But it was, for all purposes, my first world. […]
Ideas
Stories from the Future
[Editor’s note – Speculative Optimism is a Ludogogy project – open to all. The idea is to use techniques of futures thinking, particularly foresight, and creativity to, first, deliver a book of optimistic speculative fiction, […]
Ideas
Beyond Engagement: Competition and Exploration in Serious Games Using Digital Narrative
The following is a chapter from an upcoming book by David Chandross, whom many of you will know from his fascinating posts on LinkedIn, and others from his academic publications. David is a big-hitter in […]
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Worldbuilding in Game-based Learning Environments – A System and a Tool
The Fun Paradox While playing videogames, children seem to reach immersion levels not found anywhere else. They go to sleep thinking about how soon they can be awake again so they can keep playing. While […]