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We Want An RPG For Kids And We Want It Now!

By nedjer, on February 3rd, 2012

The arrival of Lego’s Heroica series and, more recently, their Lord of the Rings figures has improved the start-up options for basic roleplaying games. An RPG playing parent or teacher now has instant access to a straightforward RPG that maps out how to bridge the skills gap between kids and adults.

February 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: ARGs, Corruption, Design Games, Family Games, Games Design, Gamification, Pen and Paper RPG, Play, Renegade, RPGs, Shared Gaming, Tabletop RPGs | Leave a comment

The Return Of The Wolf Of Badenoch?

By nedjer, on November 10th, 2011

Going back to May and June, regular visitors may recall our experiment in using a Simplepress forum as a wall to help with Tabletop RPG campaign-building. After six months of continuing to develop Treasure, Renegade, The RPG Cookbook and Tainted – well some might think The Wolf has gone for good.

November 10th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: ARGs, Design Games, Games Design, Images, Pen and Paper RPG, Renegade, RPGs, Tabletop RPGs, Tainted, The RPG Cookbook, The Wolf of Badenoch, Treasure | Leave a comment

Gamification

By nedjer, on November 6th, 2011

Our recent post on Games, Events and Demonstrations looked at using games to try to help with one type of real-world problem. No surprises there, as it’s far from the first time we’ve looked at design games, serious games and their uses in the real world, i.e. gamification. What we’re not so used [...]

November 6th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: ARGs, Design Games, E-Commerce, Games Design, Gamification, Learning, RPGs, Shared Gaming, Tabletop RPGs | 2 comments

Games, Events And Demonstrations

By Thistle, on October 8th, 2011

The post that follows is not about a single protest, a particular issue or grinding any axes. Instead, as a result of playing and designing Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) and RPGs, we’re going to take a look at possible approaches to turning demonstrations into events. By that we mean exploring ideas borrowed from [...]

October 8th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: ARGs, Design Games, Games Design, Gamification, Learning, Pen and Paper RPG, RPGs, Shared Gaming, Tabletop RPGs | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Back On Track

By nedjer, on September 1st, 2011

Everything’s fixed up on the server. The blank sub-pages will be filled shortly by the simple step of copying and pasting the links. No more excerpt plugins for us thanks. The top RPG Cookbook page has its links and the layout is presentable and easy to navigate – result!

Tonight’s later [...]

September 1st, 2011 | Category: ARGs, Design Games, RPGs | Comments are closed
 
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