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Kolb and games
Kolb wrote about learning styles, and the following graph relates very close to gaming to, in learning it is a circle from: feeling -> watching -> thinking -> doing…. for learning everyone can have his or her personal preference to start of with, and will follow the next steps.
Do not fool (with) me!
Recently a countdown was added to the traffic lights for cyclists in Amsterdam. I was rather intrigued, it DID change my behaviour as a cyclist; to be patient and wait for the light to turn green! But see how they changed the interaction recently in this video >> [ counting down is stopped at ‘5 seconds’ then suddenly it switches to […]
Cheating as/is a game-element
In my article on the Magic Game Circle as a model, I mentioned cheating to illustrate the magic circle and it’s strong or weak appearance and it’s vulnerable appearance. Realizing the importance of cheating in games, I wish to explore on this game mechanic more thoroughly based on a real life experience inside the magic […]
Games: how to design a game
Several methods are available for different contexts to design a game or play, what other method better then playful with cards? Gamified game design:
Happy 40th birthday to me: Trash & Treasures
When I celebrated my 40st birthday (in 2011), I decided to expose my 40 years of trash and treasures, and invited the guest to bring their trash and treasures. It was a great celebration… trash IS treasure… and I trashed loads Check my trash&treasure expo page here >> Watch the video…
Neuroscience and gaming are no strangers to each other
Tip: Read this interesting blog post by Noah Falstein: They Blinded Me with Neuroscience! He provides us with an overview of many neuroscientist and research done on the combination of the two topics. ” .. it confirmed that there are clear emotional, medical and financial benefits of actually being able to help people deal with challenging […]
Who says what are games, what are game-elements, gamemechanics and gameplay
Wittgenstein (1953, 1958); “admitted failure in defining the essential characteristics of games, noting that there are no properties that are common to all games and that games belong in the same semantic category only because they bear a “family resemblance” to one another.“ Bernard Suits (1987) “Definition of playing a game; the voluntary effort to […]
What are game-elements? (pacman as reference)
While trying to figure out what is said by experts (check this post) to be the ultimate collection of game-elements I decided to visualize my findings via the so often used game (metafoor on itself) Pacman. Suggested game elements: Unreal/fantasy, context, identity, control, score, goal, challenge, interaction, rules, feedback, chance, competition, curiosity/mystery/exploration/discovery, engagement, sensory stimuli, […]
Johan Huizinga’s Magic Circle and Pacman
Interesting article on the magic circle, Pac-man is the main character in this ‘story’, to make to magic circle understood. I agree on every bit, whished I wrote this ; ) Read the full article on this blog >
Who, when and what is said on: “A game is…”
See the full “taxanomy” or my researchresult here: who said what is a game >> Philosopher Bernard Suits (grasshopper; games,life and utopia) Definition of playing a game; the voluntary effort to overcome unecessary obstacles Wittgenstein (1953, 1958) admitted failure in defining the essential characteristics of games, noting that there are no properties that are common […]
Over spel-element der cultuur uit Homo Ludens [1938] van Johan Huizinga (DUTCH)
“De termen waarmee wij de elementen van het spel kunnen aanduiden, liggen voor een groot deel in de aesthetische sfeer. Het zijn de termen, waarmee wij ook effecten van schoonheid trachten uit te drukken: spanning, evenwicht, balancering, beurtwisseling, contrast, variatie, binding en ontknooping, oplossing. Het spel bindt en verlost. Het boeit. Het bant, dat wil […]
Vitamine P a puzzle a day keeps the doctor away
With Laika.nl we worked from 2005 till 2010 on Vitamine P, a concept for a social communitysite for elderly to play daily puzzles together. Concept trailer >> Presentation design for elderly (Prezi) The concept and it’s proces in Prezi >> All puzzles can be viewed being played on you tube >> Prezi concept presentation Vitamine […]