"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

games, gamification and rpg

07 May The Architecture of Memory: Eco, Calvino, Borges, and the Digital Archive

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Last week, I pursued the general hype and went to our local theatre to see a contemporary Opera inspired by Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose, one of my favourite books of all time. And though it was mostly inspired by the 1986 movie, it...

20 Dec Ok, so, I’m playing the latest Dragon Age

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Ok, so, I've been playing Dragon Age: Veilguard, the latest title in a franchise I love to bits, and I've been at it since the day it came out. I'm around 100 hours of gameplay, and I just finished Chapter 10/14. I'm avoiding major spoilers...

21 Sep 5+1 Games that Teach you Perspective

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...and I don't mean it metaphorically; I mean it literally. I recently discovered that many young artists either struggle with the rules and concepts of perspective or find that boring, as they're more oriented towards character and creature design, so here's a list of games...

20 Sep 8+1 Games that Teach you Math

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Yesterday, we saw 12 video games that teach you how to code, but what if you're dealing with people who need a motivational boost with a foundational concept like math? Well, look no more. Here's a selection of 8+1 games that might do the trick. 1....

19 Sep 12 Games that Teach you How to Code

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Yesterday we saw how I prefer game thinking to create new processes, if compared to the mere gamification of an existing process, and quoted some examples. Today let's make a focus at a specific category, which is games that teach you how to code. Here's my...

18 Sep Game Thinking: Motivational Aspects

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2. Motivational Aspects Motivation is at the heart of both gamification and game thinking, yet the way each approach taps into user motivation is fundamentally different: while both aim to encourage user engagement, they do so by leveraging different types of motivation, as gamification primarily targets...

17 Sep Game Thinking: Approach and Depths

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1. Approach and Depth The concepts of gamification and game thinking represent two distinct approaches when it comes to the depth of engagement you're seeking for your users. At their core, both aim at creating more compelling and enjoyable experiences in non-game contexts, but they differ...

16 Sep Game Thinking vs Gamification (and where do I stand)

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Why are you interested in games? I've been asked this question a lot, lately, partially because of my upcoming class on LEGO Serious Play at Autodesk University and partially for my growing involvement with the Event Horizon School of Digital Arts. A friend recently asked if...

09 Sep Minecraft between Collaborative Learning and Innovation

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Do you know Minecraft? I'm sure you do. As a popular sandbox video game, it allows players to explore, create, and interact within a blocky, procedurally generated 3D world. Players can gather resources, craft items, build structures, and engage in various gameplay modes, including survival...

25 Aug Iniziare / Smettere / Migliorare

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È possibile portare avanti con successo un debriefing in un'ora e mezza sull'attività di una stagione intera? In birreria, per di più, radunando dieci persone di età, background e caratteri profondamente diversi. Certo che è possibile e l'abbiamo fatto alla fine della scorsa stagione insieme...