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 Tag: change
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 […]
Games and Gamification as a tool for Social Change
Games make a difference, today more than ever. When people play, they get inspired and open to learn new things while interacting with each other. In fact, if one looks at the developments in the […]
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 […]
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, […]
Digital Games as roadmaps to meaningful and powerful change
“The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.” – Half-Life 2 Change through worlds Ever had one of those teachers that just loved to assign essays? I had one […]
The Future of Racism – a skeleton of a game
The events of this year have provided us with plenty of examples of both the best and worst of human behaviour. The way that communities rallied round to help the most vulnerable when the virus […]
Enhancing Biophilia for Sustainability Learning
‘Biophilia’ is an excellent album, and app, by Bjork, and does include a number of brilliant interactive games, which help children (and adults) discover the wonder and beauty of both music and nature. I can […]
How do we gamify sustainability at scale?
Personal behaviour change is arguably one of the most powerful tools that we have in the fight against environmental challenges, such as Climate Change, ecosystem degradation and overuse of natural resources. Although the contribution of […]
Caterpillars can fly, if they just lighten up…
Two caterpillars were sitting on a wagon and a beautiful butterfly floats by. The one caterpillar then says to the other, “You’ll never get me up in one of those things.” Please take a minute […]