I have been thinking a lot recently about values-based design and, more specifically, what it might mean to approach design … More
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GameChangers: A Decade of Playful, Frugal and Participatory Innovation
From an initiative to an evolving programme of research, practice, and impact Founded in 2015, GameChangers began with a relatively … More
From Soft Tissue Simulation to Tactile Worlds: Revisiting Haptics in 2026
There was a time when much of my research life revolved around deformable models, force feedback devices, soft tissue simulation, … More
Six Years On: Reflecting on Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces
Six years ago, in May 2020, Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces was published at a moment when education was … More
Rediscovering Jon Bellion: Play, Process, and the Making of Meaning
I recently found myself returning to Jon Bellion’s making of video for Guillotine. Not out of nostalgia, but out of … More
Chapter 1 Breaking the Barriers of Space and Time: An Invitation to Hybrid Learning
As we continue with the fourth-anniversary celebration of the publication of “Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces”, we will explore … More
One Year Anniversary! Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces
It is one year today since my book release. Nerve-wracking but a very proud moment. A book is never perfect … More
Press Pause…
It has been a while since I last published a post. Yes. This year has been pretty hectic so far. … More
Can educators be a game designer and a co-author of gamified learning?
Games, which are more readily embedded into existing educational practices, are more likely to be accepted by educators as useful … More
#BERA blog post on #GameScience methodology
I was recently invited to write a short blog post on Game Science for the British Educational Research Association (BERA) … More
