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 […]
In a previous article for Ludogogy, I explored why it’s important that not all learning games are competitive, especially when teambuilding is a key aim. But If we don’t have that simple crutch to reach […]
Formal education kills team work. Alright, I hope that got your attention. Now let me share my experience with designing serious games to teach students at the University of Economics Krakow (UEK) 21st Century skills […]
For as long as games have been played, having to work with others as part of a team in order to win has been a well-established norm when it comes to games and as someone […]
The coronavirus pandemic has changed our meeting culture overnight: organisations and groups are frantically moving their meetings under quarantine measures to Zoom, Microsoft Teams etc. While online meetings are a great opportunity, especially for companies, […]
Corrado de Sanctis, Agile Coach, talks about the design his new game for enhancing collaboration in software development teams. The article contains some terminology specific to that field, which are defined in the Ludogopedia. I […]
Humans are social by nature! Our ability to communicate and collaborate is one of the key parts of our success as a species. Throughout the ages we have lived and worked in communities to achieve […]
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 […]
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Screaming toddlers don’t count, I’m talking about the essential you. What’s the intrinsic need, the raison d’etre, that moves you to get up, get out and […]
Bringing Collaboration into Play Right now, gamification and games are so focused on online implementation that you could be forgiven for thinking they’re mainly about tech. But online is just one playing field, and tech […]
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