[Editor’s note -The 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, […]
This article looks at how science fiction storytelling can be used as a technique in gaming. Specifically, we look at how plot prompts can be used alongside characters and situations to help players intuitively craft […]
Victor Motti’s book, ‘A Transformation Journey to Creative and Alternative Planetary Futures’, embodies a heartfelt plea for the creation of a planetary-wide consciousness, which the author (probably quite rightly) believes is our best hope for […]
This is an edited transcript of a conversation between Terry Pearce, who works through his business ‘untold play’ to bring the power of play into learning environments, and Sam Warner, ‘The Autistic Interpreter’, who works […]
– the case for alternate reality games and narrative-making play Most games don’t pretend to be real. As a player you sit around a table holding cards or moving pieces, or stare at a screen […]
As long-time youth program developers, several years ago we became curious about game design, inspired in part by Doris Rusch’s work on deep games.[1] In Making Deep Games and her TEDx Talk[2], Rusch describes how […]
In theatre, an invisible fourth wall separates the audience from the onstage action. People in the audience are passive observers and not active participants. Breaking that wall invites the audience into the fictional world. It […]
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