Samanta (Sami) Chan first published these slides as a series on LinkedIn. Ludogogy is delighted to present the first four of them together here. There are now many more. Visit Sami’s LI profile to view […]
We all play games for multiple reasons. No matter what the reason, we agree to a certain set of rules and expectations of play. Some of this involves us entering the “magic circle” of games. […]
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 […]
It all starts with dice …. The first year Narratology for Games module has, as many long standing and ever-evolving programmes do, had an interesting history of being split, merged, moved around and eventually settled […]
– 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 we all know, gamification is often used as a way to encourage engagement. So why not use it to encourage another form of engagement? A literal engagement! I was trying to think of a […]
Games are a type of work if you think about it. We invest our time in games. We give games our attention and our mental capacities. But why do we do that? What makes play […]
For most people there is a clear delineation between ‘Work’ and ‘Play’, and with it the sad assumption that ‘Play’ is enjoyable and voluntary, and that ‘Work’, being its polar opposite, is unpleasant, and an […]
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 […]
Playfulness is a rather unique phenomenon that when utilised effectively can be a useful resource for enhancing social awareness and community building within workplace environments. According to Johan Huizinga’s ‘Homo Ludens’ “play is older than […]
When did you last play in your organisation ? How often do you leave a meeting room uninspired with the solutions presented ? Do you need a more positive and energised workforce ? Organisations are […]
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