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Focus on Idiogames for Teaching and Learning youtu.be/Lsc5zPtHHZQ #games #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #board games #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Core Loops: The Heart of Gameplay youtu.be/bUYUbOWmH84 @davengdesign #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Designing learning games with players in mind www.universityxp.com/blog/2... @davengdesign #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames
Designing learning games with players in mind — University XP
This article will address how to design games with players in mind. There are multiple things to take into consideration when designing games. They include player diversity; learning styles; and player motivations.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Building Soft Skills with Games youtu.be/GWrJrYSMcf0 @davengdesign #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
The player experience is something that we all shoot for in game design. www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
The Player Experience — University XP
The player experience is something that we all shoot for in game design. That’s because the player experience is what the player goes through when they play the game. That experience can be as simple as gamified mechanics in gamification; a games-ba
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October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Decision Spaces in Games www.universityxp.com/blog/2... @davengdesign #edgames #edtech #gamedesign #gamedevelopment #games #games4ed #gamesbasedlearning #gamification #gamificationoflearning #gbl
Decision Space — University XP
This article will provide an overview of decisions and the decision space in games. It provides an overview of interesting choices for players. This article will include what characteristics make interesting choices for players; different types of de
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October 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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New BOOK REVIEW 📚

"African American Males and Video Games"

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BOOK REVIEW - African American Males and Video Games
Kenneth Jones (2025); Myers Education Press; Game Studies
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October 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Debriefing Games-Based Learning www.universityxp.com/blog/2... @davengdesign #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames
Debriefing Games-Based Learning — University XP
This article will provide an overview on debriefing as well as the fundamental reasons why debriefing should be included in games-based learning. Games-based learning is part of the experiential learning cycle. So, a connection on this method of teac
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October 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
lthechat.bsky.social
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Games Based Teaching Tools with @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/10/13/l...

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LTHE Chat 339: Game Frameworks – Teaching Tools for Game Design and Beyond
Join us on Bluesky with guest David James @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 20:00 BST Games Development as a university subject has grown significantly in popularity over the l…
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October 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Accessibility in Games www.universityxp.com/blog/2... @davengdesign #gaming #games4ed #play #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #gamesbasedlearning #games #gbl #gamedevelopment #accessibility
Accessibility in Games — University XP
This article will address how accessibility affects the player experience. We’ll dive deeply into why accessibility challenges make them the “wrong” kind of difficulty for players. This article will address accessibility as design considerations for
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September 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Empowering Education Through Play: Exploring HerStory with Naomi Pariseault youtu.be/1NwSUvlHvBQ #games #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #boardgames #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames 
September 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Abstractions are the “mental leaps” that designers make when creating games around certain themes www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
Abstraction in Games — University XP
This article will dive deeper into abstraction in games. Specifically what abstractions are; why they are used in games; and how they affect the player experience. This article will also review specific examples of abstraction in games and how they a
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September 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Real Fake Rules of Games www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
Real Fake Rules of Games — University XP
Black Mirror’s season five premiere Striking Vipers has an oddly coincidental connection to games and the “lusory agreement” the players follow when playing them.
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September 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Using Pandemic as a teambuilding and training activity www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
Pandemic & Games-Based Learning — University XP
Recently I applied Games-Based Experiential Education concepts through the use of the board game Pandemic. I did this for a student staff development in order to meet the learning outcomes to develop cooperative teamwork, critical thinking, strategic
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September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
“Red Cubes in Taipei” Pandemic & Games-Based Learning www.universityxp.com/blog/2... @davengdesign #edgames #edtech #gamedesign #gamedevelopment #games #games4ed #gamesbasedlearning #gamificationoflearning #gbl
Pandemic & Games-Based Learning — University XP
Recently I applied Games-Based Experiential Education concepts through the use of the board game Pandemic. I did this for a student staff development in order to meet the learning outcomes to develop cooperative teamwork, critical thinking, strategic
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September 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
If you’ve ever asked the question “How do I win?” Then you’re probably playing an orthogame. www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
How do I win? — University XP
This article answers the question: “What is an orthogame” as well as reviews the characteristics of orthogames. Orthogames will also be compared against competitive gaming and casual gaming.
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September 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Understanding “Constructivism” in Games-Based Learning youtu.be/rbhWEuMCtRI #games #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgame
February 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Learning by Design: Structuring Decisions for Deeper Engagement www.universityxp.com/podcast/109 #games #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #boardgames #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames
June 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Scoring points overall is just one method of giving feedback to players based on their actions www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
Score Points — University XP
This article will address how versatile points are in their applications. They can be used as a rewards system to help players continue to engage.  Points can also change the player perception of the game through how they gain feedback.  This article
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May 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Games-Based Learning and Orientation Leader Training www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
Hostage Negotiator & Games Based Learning — University XP
If you’ve ever seen a DIE HARD movie (or really any action movie) you’re going to remember some memorable and tense hostage negotiation sequences.  The title game Hostage Negotiator by Van Ryder Games has all of this and more.  Its tense nature kept
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October 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Abstraction in Games www.universityxp.com/blog/2... @davengdesign #edgames #edtech #gamedesign #gamedevelopment #games #games4ed #gamesbasedlearning #gamification #gamificationoflearning #gbl
Abstraction in Games — University XP
This article will dive deeper into abstraction in games. Specifically what abstractions are; why they are used in games; and how they affect the player experience. This article will also review specific examples of abstraction in games and how they a
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January 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
universityxp.bsky.social
Combining game objectives and learning outcomes www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #gamesbasedlearning #gaming #gamedesign #gamification #gamificationoflearning #edgames #games4ed #gamedevelopment #games #gbl #play
Gamified Learning Outcomes — University XP
Games have goals. Classes have outcomes. Learning outcomes are a way for faculty, educators, and instructional designers to form and shape how a class will be structured. Game designers also form and shape the player’s experience through structures,
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April 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Gamer Grind www.universityxp.com/blog/2... @davengdesign #edgames #edtech #gamedesign #gamedevelopment #games #games4ed #gamesbasedlearning #gamification #gamificationoflearning #gbl
Gamer Grind — University XP
One of the most characteristic things about today’s crop digital games is the grind. The grind, grindyness, or grinding aspect of some games is an aspect that most gamers have experienced at one time or another.  But what does that mean? How do
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March 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
randyogames.bsky.social
Thanks @davengdesign.bsky.social for having me on the Experience Points podcast! It's a 20-minute episode going into some of my philosophy and understanding about games-based learning. #edugames #gamedesign #gamesbasedlearning www.universityxp.com/podcast/140
Episode 140 Randy O'Connor on Designing Through Constraints — University XP
In this episode of Experience Points, Dave Eng welcomes game designer, artist, and educator Randy O’Connor to explore the crucial role of constraints in game design and learning. From limited resource...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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What is the “Magic Circle?” www.universityxp.com/blog/2... #games #gamesbasedlearning #gamedesign #gaming #gamedevelopment #gamification #gbl #games4ed #gamificationoflearning #edgames
What is the “Magic Circle?” — University XP
This article will answer the question “What is the magic circle?” In addition, it’ll address the magic circle as the “separate and special place” in gaming. Characteristics and locations of the magic circle will be discussed as well as how players cr
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June 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM