At the Bilkent University in Ankara I was invited to share the experience of Applying play and creating games with an impact with students and teachers for two days. First morning we…
I am a fan of feedback and guidance in life… am a bit of a sucker for technology to emphasise valuable feedback in daily life, how fast I run, how much I…
Ellis has been talking often and in many places world wide about play, games and the impact play can have and how to design motivation, check out some of those events here…
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.…
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…