The Indian experience is best explained with the Indian traffic as a metaphor – first day I was super scared, the chaos, the left oriented driving, yet no clear rules on overtaking…
After five weeks teaching design in India my take aways in short: Looking back at what I expected before coming to Gandhinagar, was to be teaching 2 courses in game design to…
To assess or to be assessed in art education. A workshop at the Artez Education days. Play to open the dialog about the role assessment plays and can play in art education.…
… and the winner is…. Spelen werkt! = Play works! Congratulations, I sooooo agree with this topic. Read or order here >>
There are at least four different ways to go about applying games to make an impact. First, use existing games as an eye-opener for people to break through conventions and connect with…
When I was travelling to India, we got the change to visit a park with several burial temples, it was beautiful. What I noticed where the signs and restrictions indicated at the…
I was invited to talk (again) on the IGDC the Indian Game Developers Conference in Hyderabad. I spoke about "Designing for Impact: How to research to kill assumptions and avoid failure" -…
A co-creation process (during CoviD lock downs) including health experts plus clients who are coping with an impact in life (brain damage or physical trauma). The end-result after 8 months collaborating and…
I was so lucky to be invited to speak at #G4C2021 (Games for Change) Festival about the project I did with Oxfam in Somalië. How to cross borders, or how to find…
I am very very honoured for my Dutch book to be reviewed by Thomas Fondelli, he already applies play in his therapeutic practice, and got curious about applying ‘gamification’ in his practice,…