How the ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Color Wheel Explains Humanity
I wanted to post this article about Magic: The Gathering’s use of colors and the meaning that those colors could hold on different interpretations here. Although I‘m not sure I agree …
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Latest NASAGA Podcast Covers Empathy in Games
Another fine podcast from Sonya Wolfram and Nick Wolfram! Check out their bios below the break and their podcast on empathy in video games:
Tabletop Games and Leadership – An Awesome Blog Series!
Our fine friends JS Bragg and Bethany MacMillan at Miami University, who you may remember from last year’s NASAGA 2016 conference, have been writing a new blog series about using …
Low Ropes Training Methodology: What Is It? A Summary from Chuck Needlman!
Low Ropes Training is designed to be a safe, challenging and rewarding experience for all participants regardless of physical ability. It requires a group effort to solve problems, help each …
New podcast from Sonya and Nick Wolfram!
Super volunteers, Sonya Wolfram and Nick Wolfram, are making new NASAGA podcasts! Check out their bios below the break and their first podcast on emergent vs. designed narratives in video games:
Reflections on NASAGA 2016 from Chris McDow
Maybe it’s a bit of an understatement to say I like games. At every opportunity, I try to infuse gaming into my classroom. It’s not uncommon to find me sloughing …
Reflections on the 2016 NASAGA Certificate Program and Conference by Russell Brooker
This was my fourth NASAGA conference, but the first since 2000. I started with the Certificate program. It was amazing! Never a dull moment. The thing I recall most vividly …
SIMAGES 2016.2 – Get to Know Bernie DeKoven
Get to Know Bernie DeKoven By Chris Saeger Bernie DeKoven is a leading fun theorist who has shown over the course of his 45 year career how playfulness can …
SIMAGES 2016.2 – Ready to Use Activity: Sheep and Shepherd
Sheep and Shepherd By Becky Rice Overview: Using only a whistle, shepherds guide their flock of blind sheep into the pen. This is a challenging team building activity where each …
SIMAGES 2016.2 – Serious Games in Graduate Nursing Education
Serious Games in Graduate Nursing Education: Considerations for Game Designers Joshua Peery and Pamela Reis At the NASAGA conference in 2015, Joshua Peery presented an academic poster session about his …