Tag Archives: play

Seminar Spelenderwijs 24/03

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Priscilla

dinsdag 24 maart | 10:00 – 17:00 uur | Amsterdam Wilt u uw onderwijs verbeteren met game-based-learning?Denkt u na over hoe u speelsheid kunt inzetten in design?Onderdeel van een game studio?Staat u op het punt om iets te gamificeren? Dit … Continue reading →

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Loosen up

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Priscilla

My Game Frame workshop is intended to loosen up a few things. To create a looser approach to a (difficult) subject. To loosen up the interactions and relationships between people that work together. To loosen ourselves from our usual thinking … Continue reading →

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Book club Rules of Play

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Priscilla

Who wants a read this book with me? Starting January the 12thRules of Play – Game Design Fundamentals This book has been on my shelf for ages. I have read other works of Salen and Zimmermann (or Katie and Eric) … Continue reading →

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Massively Mulitplayer

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Priscilla

Massively Multiplayer refers to the vast amount of people that are simultaneously involved in this gaming genre. Online refers to the place where the game environment and all its players reside. MMOs exist “on and over the internet” [1]. As … Continue reading →

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PALO Player Actions with a Learning Objective

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Priscilla

One challenge that researching games has, is how to describe game content and especially capturing ongoing psychological processes in a way that makes them comparable. We tried to capture gaming behaviour in Blooms taxonomy which is a popular tool for … Continue reading →

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A tale of two papers

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Priscilla

Writing, submitting and publishing a paper contains the best of times and the worst of times. There is great pleasure in getting your thoughts down on paper, hammering on them with earlier research and the critical eyes of all the … Continue reading →

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