Psychology of Games
More and more we want to appeal to our playful nature by using games or game-elements in a new context. Serious gaming, applied games, playful design or gamification are all based on trying to direct the power of our playful nature.
Working Science
During this workshop you will gain greater insight into our playful nature. This seminar will give you a basic understanding of the psychological processes that are involved when we are at play. We gather what we know from scientific research.
The power of play in your hands
You will discover relevant information from the social sciences, applied psychology and insights from effect research of games. We will discuss things like the teaching power of play, extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation, psychological well-being and the importance of narrative structure.
“The workshop gave me insight into the market and background of gamification. The model of how to approach this was very insightful and manageable.”
Henriëtte van Strijland, marketeer.
Hop-skip-question
We will discuss man at play, the psychology behind game-thinking and common pitfalls in application.
We will simultaneously run through psychological theory, research results and the possibilities for application.
With every psychological concept we will discuss different examples and investigate the application.
During the day you will be brainstorming with the acquired knowledge in open and structured ways. We will be experiencing different kinds of feedback.
“The question often arises how do I make it fun/ how do I use game-elements in coaching and training, and I apply parts of the theory from the workshop to this.
For me, it is mostly a frame and an anchor.”
Paul de Vries, StudiumGenerale – Hogeschool Utrecht.
Program
| 10:00 | Introduction |
| Play & games | |
| Serious play | |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Play psychology |
| Players | |
| Story | |
| Feedback | |
| 16:30 | Evaluation |
Practical
This day of play is suitable for 4-12 participants. This includes physical resources and many online references. It is possible to work on one case study with the entire group. We can also split the seminar in two half-days.
Fee for the entire group €1.200 + cost or social/educational fee €840 + cost.
At your location or on location in Amsterdam.
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