Pen Holland and Catastrophically good game design – PGZ@PL games and practice mini
Playful Learning 2022 Minis

Pen Holland and Catastrophically good game design – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Mike Collins
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It’s time for another smashing chat about games and edu-practice, this time with the fab Dr Pen Holland, York’s secret biology mathematician, discussing the brilliantly brutal game Catastrophic, and the brain toaster of Red-7. As with the whole series, we’re looking at answer the questions: Pen gives some slamming advice on how to design an… Continue reading Pen Holland and Catastrophically good game design – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Andy Walsh and Rachelle O’Brien on the fabulousness of playfulness – PGZ@PL games and practice mini
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Andy Walsh and Rachelle O’Brien on the fabulousness of playfulness – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

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This is like an advent calendar of podcasts, but in November! Ho ho ho! Andy Walsh, editor for the Journal of Play in Adulthood and Rachelle O’Brien, Senior Learning Designer at DCAD, join us in another of our Playful Learning minis to talk about ‘We didn’t playtest this at all’ and Sonic the Hedgehog. Across… Continue reading Andy Walsh and Rachelle O’Brien on the fabulousness of playfulness – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Claire Timmins, Minecraft and articulate mandibles – PGZ@PL games and practice mini
Playful Learning 2022 Minis

Claire Timmins, Minecraft and articulate mandibles – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Mike Collins
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It’s another Playful Learning mini, this time joined by the fab Claire Timmins, senior teaching fellow at the University of Strathclyde – where we talk about mandibles, Minecraft, Articulate and Mike and Mark’s embarrassingly poor knowledge of the physiology of speech reproduction. As with the whole series, we’re looking at answer the questions: Also our… Continue reading Claire Timmins, Minecraft and articulate mandibles – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Daisy Abbott, Galaxy Trucker and How to fail your research degree – PGZ@PL games and practice mini
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Daisy Abbott, Galaxy Trucker and How to fail your research degree – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Mike Collins
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In this games and practice mini, recorded at Playful Learning 2022, Mike is joined by Daisy Abbott – Researcher and research developer in (amongst other things) games based learning, and creator of the authentically cruel ‘How to fail your research degree’. We’ll be looking to answer the question: What games are the UK’s top education… Continue reading Daisy Abbott, Galaxy Trucker and How to fail your research degree – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Dr Laura Mitchell, Werewolf and LARP- PGZ@PL games and practice mini
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Dr Laura Mitchell, Werewolf and LARP- PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Mike Collins
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It’s another playful learning mini, where we’re joined by Dr Laura Mitchell, lecturer in management at the University of York, answering the question: What games are the UK’s top education professionals passionate about? Do they see an intersect between what attracts them to those games, and how they approach their day to day practice? Laura… Continue reading Dr Laura Mitchell, Werewolf and LARP- PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Dave White and Return of the Obra Dinn – PGZ@PL games and practice mini
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Dave White and Return of the Obra Dinn – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

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We’re joined by Dave White, head of Head of Digital Education and Academic Practice at University of Arts London, and President of ALT, answering the questions: What games are the UK’s top education professionals passionate about? Do they see an intersect between what attracts them to those games, and how they approach their day to… Continue reading Dave White and Return of the Obra Dinn – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Alex Moseley and Carcassonne – PGZ@PL games and practice mini
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Alex Moseley and Carcassonne – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Mike Collins
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We’re joined by co-chair of Playful Learning and Head of Anglia Learning and Teaching at Anglia Ruskin University Alex Mosely in another is our series of conversations with the UK’s top education professionals, looking to answer two questions: What games are the UK’s top education professionals passionate about? Do they see an intersect between what… Continue reading Alex Moseley and Carcassonne – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Prof Nicola Whitton and Monkey Island – PGZ@PL games and practice mini
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Prof Nicola Whitton and Monkey Island – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

Mike Collins
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Cor Playful Learning 2022 was a while back wasn’t it? We’re on our third Prime Minister since then! While at the conference, we recorded a series of short conversations with other attendees (and one passer by) looking to answer two questions: What games are the UK’s top education professionals passionate about? Do they see an… Continue reading Prof Nicola Whitton and Monkey Island – PGZ@PL games and practice mini

How do a scarecrow, a lion a tin man and a gal from Kansas overcome Imposter Syndrome?
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How do a scarecrow, a lion a tin man and a gal from Kansas overcome Imposter Syndrome?

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Join Mike, Mark and special guest Puiyin Wong as we start an accidental, on-air imposters support group – and discuss Imposter Syndrome, occasionally remembering to frame it against The Wizard of Oz, but more often against our own bloody knuckled life experiences. We’ve contacted the OED, and they’re going to change the plural of Imposter… Continue reading How do a scarecrow, a lion a tin man and a gal from Kansas overcome Imposter Syndrome?

How does behaviourism help players ‘catch them all’ in Pokémon Go?
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How does behaviourism help players ‘catch them all’ in Pokémon Go?

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In this episode I’m joined by the fabulous Professor Rebecca Ferguson, where we get Misty eyed, Brock the mold and Ash the tough questions (weak pun that one) as we explore behaviourism through the lens of Pokémon Go. We mentioned a couple of publications, here they are for your referencing pleasure: Tobin, J., Buckingham, D.,… Continue reading How does behaviourism help players ‘catch them all’ in Pokémon Go?