The Ugly Baby Complex
Why we come up with excuses to avoid playtesting And so, the story goes like this: “No one likes to be told they have an ugly baby”. Heavens knows, us game designers regard our games […]
Articles by Erik Agudelo
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 […]
What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning
Computer games, good computer games, well-designed computer games, are learning games. These games constantly collect data about the game session and the player. Based on these data the difficulty of the challenges is adjusted and […]
Review
Review – Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
Erik Agudelo from Play Learn Develop reviews Reality is Broken. To give you a sneak preview of what he thinks of this book, he says he ended up ‘highlighting whole pages of the book.’ Starting […]
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Let’s game the way to more diverse, inclusive and productive teams
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is not enough. If you are not making an effort to ensure your team is inclusive and diverse, you’re costing your company money. Simple. Games and simulations are a great way to achieve diversity […]
The next big thing: paper planes and bits
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 […]