Category Archives: education

Was man beim GBL-Spieldesign beachten sollte

Posted on 02.07.2011 by Wey-Han Tan

Wenn man sich an das Design eines ‘Lernspiels’ heran wagt, hier ein paar Vorschläge, um das Spiel in seinen Aspekten besser beschreiben zu können: Lernziel? Zielgruppe? Anzahl und Art der Spieler? Situation? Dauer? Motivation? Gamedesign? Integration von Spiel und Lerninhalten? … Continue reading →

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Ringvorlesung SoSe 2011: “Spiele zweiter Ordnung – das (Computer)Spiel als Bildungsmedium”

Posted on 22.06.2011 by Wey-Han Tan

23.06.2011: Ringvorlesung “Medienkompetenz. Digitale Medien in Studium, Lehre und Beruf.” Ankündigung und (Link)Liste der aufgezählten Spiele des Vortrags. Spiele zweiter Ordnung – das (Computer)Spiel als Bildungsmedium (Videolink)

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Unusability: You don’t want to play it again!

Posted on 03.05.2011 by Wey-Han Tan

“Unusable games” sound like a contradiction: Who would want to play a game that doesn’t work? And why are there designers – educators, of all the people with already a reputation for bad game design – that create these unusable … Continue reading →

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Seminar in Köln (SoSe 2011): Ludic/Lucid Design – das Spiel als Medium

Posted on 01.05.2011 by Wey-Han Tan

Was liesse sich aus Marshal McLuhans Perspektive über Lernspiele sagen, deren Spielmechanismus aus ‘Würfeln – zufällig auf ein Fragefeld kommen – Frage richtig beantworten – weiterziehen – irgendwann hoffentlich als erster im Ziel sein’ besteht? Ist das, was hier gelernt … Continue reading →

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“Zitat”

Posted on 28.03.2011 by Wey-Han Tan

Due to recent events – the public interest in Guttenberg-practice-of-quoting – I’d like to post an article on the topic which originally was published in “La réalité dépasse la fiction.” Zitat Zi•tat, das; von lat. citare (=herbeirufen). Ein einzelnes mediales … Continue reading →

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Neue Medien (er)spielen!

Posted on 27.03.2011 by Wey-Han Tan

“Der sinnliche Trieb will bestimmt werden, er will sein Objekt empfangen; der Formtrieb will selbst bestimmen, er will sein Objekt hervorbringen; der Spieltrieb wird also bestrebt sein, so zu empfangen, wie er selbst hervorgebracht hätte, und so hervorzubringen, wie der … Continue reading →

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What are Alternate Reality Games (ARG)?

Posted on 22.03.2011 by Wey-Han Tan

An Alternate Reality Game – or ARG – can be seen as a webbased offspring of Webquests, Roleplaying Games, collaborative writing, massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs) and the german concept of “Planspiel”. The ARG’s form is predominantly a forum-like website, … Continue reading →

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Causality in history: Chrononauts

Posted on 11.02.2010 by Wey-Han Tan

“Chrononauts is a fascinating, whimsical exploration of time travel, causality, and possibility covering many fascinating and significant events of the last century or so.” – Andrew Looney “Chrononauts” by Anrew Looney (2000) is a card-based game where the players play … Continue reading →

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Visual analysis of gamebooks

Posted on 11.12.2009 by Wey-Han Tan

Gamebooks were, during the 80ies and before the rise of PCs and the internet, a staple of interactive fiction. Back then, the next best thing to sitting together with some friends and playing a face-to-face roleplaying game was reading these … Continue reading →

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A cabbalistic riddle

Posted on 02.12.2009 by Wey-Han Tan

Radical constructivism may find an aesthetic counterpart in beautiful crafted educational narratives used in cabbalistic teaching and Zen-buddhism. These are often recursive, or self-denying for easy understanding, but nonetheless beautiful to behold. One fine example, though quite concrete, is this … Continue reading →

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