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 […]
Article Tag: game mechanisms
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 […]
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. […]
What’s your System?
Big systems, small systems, fast systems, slow systems. Pretty much everything, everyone, and everybody that we work with is part of system: large or small. But how do those systems work and how do they […]
Engagement and Learning as Emergent Properties of Systems Modelling: What we can Learn from Crusader Kings III
Your mileage may vary, but I remember history at school as long, boring lists of kings and queens. I had no interest in it. My sole motivation in showing up to any of the lessons […]
Increasing Engagement by 2000% Using Games
I run a certification program in which I help trainers and facilitators learn how to use a multiplayer game to facilitate their own virtual learning experiences. Because of the multiplayer and virtual nature of my […]
Unlearn what play should be
Until I was 17 years old, I was a hardened gamer. Platformers, strategy, beat’em up, FPS… I loved them all. But one day, without really knowing why, I got bored of video games and ended […]
2048 – Making Failure Motivating
This article is part of a series I wrote some time ago when I was in the process of designing a business sustainability boardgame and was documenting the design process. A couple of days ago […]
Including only what is needed – Lessons from Castle Dice
This article is part of a series I wrote some time ago when I was in the process of designing a business sustainability boardgame and was documenting the design process. At the moment, my absolute […]
Communicating through games
The more work I do with teams and groups, the more it becomes apparent that communication is the absolute foundation to everything that goes around it. You can’t build trust without talking. You can’t explore […]
The Treasure of Atlantis – Story as Game Mechanic
I was 12 when I first read about the lost city of Atlantis. The possibility of a whole continent, a whole civilization swallowed by the mighty ocean blew my mind and made me research for […]
The Lens of the Story Machine
Some time ago, I was busy designing a game which was going to support learning objectives around entrepreneurship, financial decision-making and strategic and operation decisions. As many of us do, when designing, I turned to […]
Five Ways to Design Collaborative Games
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 […]
Musings on Developing Games Featuring Teamwork
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 […]
Legacy Games and Tipping Points
One of the much-vaunted advantages of using games to facilitate learning is the idea of the ‘safe environment’. The premise is, that players and teams can experiment with taking actions, and, because there are no […]