Puzlkind – the Healing Potential of Jigsaws
Some of us did not pray when The Pandemic began. Some of us puzzled. Many artists frequently work from home. I’m one of them. When Covid19 hit in March 2020, my friends were NOT surprised to […]
Article Category: design process
Pizza KATA or “Change is a Mindset and not an Action”
“Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes”, David Bowie has been singing since 1972, probably never thinking this could start an article on serious game magazine ( 🙂 ). But, in my opinion, this verse is a perfect synthesis on what […]
Change: a Game of Probabilities and Behaviours
Who was it that said “The only constant is change”? In fact, it doesn’t matter now who said it. The phrase is so widely used that either you probably have at some point used it […]
Behavioural Change through Transformational Games
How a transformational game could foster more impactful results in a large-scale cultural change rollout. The simple definition of culture is the way companies do things -it is the feel, the smell and the vibe […]
Unlocking behavioural change with games-based learning
Games-based learning and gamification of learning can have many aims. One of the biggest and most challenging is surely behavioural change. How can a game-based experience affect the long-term behaviour of the player? Focus on […]
Dementia: changing attitudes with a game.
The Dementia Awareness Game is a digital game that improves knowledge of dementia and attitudes to people living with dementia. The game addresses common myths and misconceptions about dementia and the people who live with […]
What is Player Agency?
Player agency is about giving our players the time, space, and resources needed in order to make decisions in games. But is that is the only thing that agency provides to players? Is agency even […]
Round-up of Playful Creative Summit 2021
The second edition of the Playful Creative Summit came to a close at midnight on Sunday 25 April… even though you can still view ALL the pre-recorded material if you sign up for an All-Access […]
Four Reasons Why Game-Based Learning Will Change Corporate Training For The Better
Game-based learning bridges that gap by giving participants the opportunity to apply their learning in real-time. In today’s fast-paced environment, learning is the need of the hour. Yes, you may get hired because you’re a […]
Board games for participatory research
An experimental ethnography of sale of products from the chagra in indigenous communities of the Colombian Amazon[1] De La Cruz, Pablo; Bello Baltazar, Eduardo; García-Barrios, Luis; Baquero Vargas, María Paula; Acosta, Luis Eduardo; Estrada Lugo, […]
Observing how games teach players to think and plan ahead
I have always subscribed to the idea that almost every game has something to teach you as you play it. Whether it is sharing a philosophical world view with games like ‘Spec Ops: The Line’(YAGER […]
Learning about systems using games.
One of the main aspects of games that tends to be overlooked by most people when you approach them with the idea of utilising games as a teaching or training tool is the freedom to […]
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 […]
What Lies Beneath – Emergence in Games Systems
There are a number of ways in which games can be classified or described as systems. In regard to their composition, they can be seen as collections of inter-related parts; rules, mechanisms, physical components and […]
Beer and Trippples – Games as Cybernetic Systems
Nowadays, when most people hear the term ‘Cybernetics’ they will tend to associate it with computer technology, possibly in a sci-fi or futuristic context. However, the term existed well before the age of digital computing. […]