Tracy and Jon discuss how all teachers are already gamemasters, even if they don't realize it, and how parties and individuals combine in roleplaying games and the gamified classroom.

Essentials, Skills and Abilities When Using Characters and Avatars

Sep 11th, 2018 1h 6m

Characters and Avatars

Aug 24th, 2018 1h 2m

An Introduction to Using Roleplaying Games in Game-Based Learning and Gamified Instruction

Jul 5th, 2018 1h 4m

Play These Roleplaying Games (season 2.8)

Dec 21st, 2017

Jon recommends the following three roleplaying games (RPGs): HARP, The Quiet Year and Numenera.If you'd like to support this work, here are links to my two books for HARP: HARP Loot (about, well, loot), and HARP Folkways, about building meaning

Roleplaying Board Games (season 2.7)

Dec 1st, 2017 47m 50s

Some of the games we discussed in this episode include:Arcadia QuestDescentDungeons&Dragons: The Legends of DrizztLegends of AndorMice&MysticsPathfinder: The Adventure Card GameTIME Stories...and no podcast would be complete if Tracy and Jon di

Spyfall (season 2.6)

Oct 28th, 2017 36m 2s

Games mentioned in this episode:ResistanceSecret HitlerAddresses:Jon Cassie - joncassie at gmail dot comTracy Wazenegger - tlwazenegger at gmail com Cover image: [https://boardgamegeek.com/image/2250469/spyfall?size=large]

Small World (season 2.5)

Sep 16th, 2017 34m 20s

Small World is one of the best of all gateway games. Worth playing, in other worlds, to start to get a sense of the contemporary board game hobby, even if you never use it as a tool of game-based learning.Games Discussed in this Episode:Monopol

Dominion (season 2.4)

Aug 26th, 2017 34m

Dominion is findable at virtually any friendly, neighborhood game store. Go visit yours and you'll be good to go.Some books to read to get a much better appreciation of medieval Europe:Norman Cantor. "Inventing the Middle Ages."William Manchest

Colt Express (season 2.3)

Aug 11th, 2017 31m 1s

Mysterium (season 2.2)

Jun 27th, 2017 31m 20s

Mysterium's Board Game Geek site: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium.A treatise on Victorian parlors: http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/parlor.html.An assortment of unusual Victorian parlor games: http://listverse.com/2013/01/2

7 Wonders (season 2.1)

Jun 10th, 2017 31m 45s

7 Wonders' entry on Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wondersWhat big data is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_dataAn interview with the great guru of big data, Hans Rosling, on big data: https://www.youtube.com/wat