Apply play

To get a copy of the book Apply play • to get ahead of the game? Buy the book “Speel het spel” direct including free signature!Pay 22,50 via paypal (ellis@ellisinwonderland.nl) or banktransfer…

Seeing Nano project

In the year 2015 and 2016 I have been advicing Hannie van den Bergh with the intriguing project of bridging an abstract concept as Nano technology is, towards a wide audience. This…

Students designing play for Zoo

At the University of Applied Science Amsterdam, for the launch of the new academic year, students are Challenged to develop games at the Zoo (Artis), to engage visitors with the less popular…

Ellis was in W*india*land

A group of 11 Dutch game-entrepeneurs, game-researchers, game-developers and designers were invited by Dutch Culture (centre for international cooperation) to go Roadtrip India. To meet the Indian Industry, government and organisations to learn from each…

Empathy game design: Shape Quest

Three students at the University of Amsterdam developed within a few month a game for youth on the topic of problematic social behaviour, how to deal with anxiety, how to respond to…

Oh, How I love threes & trees

I am very fond of threes, how they stand and how divers they are, and what they most have seen while growing for so many years, being there on the same spot.…

Make play! Gamedesign workshop

Students from the University of Applied Science Amsterdam in the Minor Design Thinking & Doing are being exposed to many creative tools available. One afternoon in the Kick-off weef a “Make Play!…