Thanks to a temp. teaching job at the Amsterdam University College, I read this article: “Play in evolution and development” by Anthony D. Pellegrini, Danielle Dupuis and Peter K. Smith. I love…
Three years ago today I did a TEDx talk, and i’ve not been able to look at the video till today! I still agree with the message: we do need to play…
I am a huge fan of Foooty, it’s a ball to play anywhere and anytime, since it fits in your pocket. Recently at my birthday I received a Foooty+ as a gift.…
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As most people might know by now, I am a big fan of Pacman, and often talk about pacman when trying to explain the theory of gamedesign. Now I am happy to…
About 7 years ago, I “designed” this ring, to be as cheap as possible, customisable in size on the spot, sold for one euro at Queens day in Amsterdam…. Found the photo…
NIEUW: BOEK GAMEDIDACTIEK Boek: Gamedidactiek, het hoe en waarom van spellen in de les. Beknopte samenvatting Spellen en computergames worden steeds meer ingezet in de les. Gamedidactiek legt uit wat het nut…
For a project titled: ‘Acquiring Knowledge And Skills In Emergencies’ with several organisations together (among these the Red cross and IJsfontein) I was asked to do a workshop with refugees in the…
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…
“Ellis was in W*india*land – part 1” can be read here In November 2017 a group of Dutch game developers went for the GDC (game developers conference) in Hyderabad. We were invited…