Overview: The materials within this guide are intended to support multidisciplinary teams in or during the pre-production phase of serious game design as they collaborate in a facilitated workshop. It is critical that the workshop facilitators are familiar with the conceptual framework and proposed methodology in order to better support participants as they collaborate in the game design brainstorming and protoyping steps.Subject: Education Source: The Art of Serious Game Design: A hands-on workshop for developing […]
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ShippBoard Games: Defining Conflict
So, what is conflict? What kinds of conflict are found in board games? What would a conflict-free game look like? Source: ShippBoard Games: Defining Conflict
Prerelease.games – Home
A community of game designers and play-testers. Source: Prerelease.games – Home
Should I pitch or self-publish my game? The pros and cons, and a couple of other options to consider – Entro Games by Chris Backe
Source: Should I pitch or self-publish my game? The pros and cons, and a couple of other options to consider – Entro Games by Chris Backe
The rise of “trafficking” language in ballot collection narratives | Center for an Informed Public
There is a substantial difference between something being illegally transported and something illegal being transported, Source: The rise of “trafficking” language in ballot collection narratives | Center for an Informed Public
Acknowledgements – Game Design & Development 2021
All content, unless otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Source: Acknowledgements – Game Design & Development 2021
10 ways to come up with brilliant game ideas
Everyone loves a good top 10 list, so I thought I would put together a list of my 10 favourite (actually, 12 now!) ways to come up with new board game ideas. Source: 10 ways to come up with brilliant game ideas
It’s Not Too Late to Replace Toxic Tech With Humane Technology
Harris and his team at the Center for Humane Technology created an online course called Foundations of Humane Technology, which takes registrants through six values-centered tenets that, if we prioritize them when designing new tech (or changing the design of existing tech), can improve our experience both individually and as an interconnected community. Source: It’s Not Too Late to Replace Toxic Tech With Humane Technology
It’s Not Too Late to Replace Toxic Tech With Humane Technology
Each of the paradigms of thinking in the tech industry that got us where we are should be overhauled by a human-centered focus. Rather than shrugging off the harms of technology by asserting that there are always costs and benefits, we should focus on minimizing harmful externalities. Rather than giving users what they want, we must respect human weaknesses and vulnerabilities (for example, the way social media platforms exploit the brain’s dopamine response). Rather than […]
It’s Not Too Late to Replace Toxic Tech With Humane Technology
“Technology has been undermining humanity’s capacity for wisdom,” Harris said. “Not just individually, but our collective ability to operate with the wisdom that we need.” Source: It’s Not Too Late to Replace Toxic Tech With Humane Technology
