December 2013
Scott Nicholson: “Meaningful Gamification”
Meaningful Gamification: Motivating through Play instead of Manipulating through Rewards
Gamification is the use of game design concepts to create a layer on a real world setting. Typical gamification focuses on the use of rewards like points and badges to change the behavior of users, which can cause long-term damage to intrinsic motivation. Meaningful gamification is the use of design concepts from games and play to help people find personal connections to a real-world setting. Attendees will learn about the basics of gamification, the ways that reward-based gamification can do harm, and Nicholson's RECIPE for meaningful gamification.
Find out more »January 2019
IAP 2019: Board Games and Counter Colonialism in the Americas
IAP Class, limited enrollment: What messages and ideologies are embedded in the games we play, why does it matter, and how can we do better? In this two day workshop, we will look at contemporary board games with colonialist themes set in the Americas. We will discuss and play the games using a critical postcolonial lens in order to see how we can understand the function of these cultural artifacts in a greater political context. We will look at problematic issues which are prevalent in current commercial games, but we will also look at examples of counter-colonialist games.
Find out more »January 2020
IAP 2020: DJ History and Technology
DJ: disk jockey
Selector, crate digger, musical host, turntablist
This series looks at the evolution of music, technologies, and practices of the modern dancefloor DJ. Join us every Friday afternoon in January for discotheque history and classic grooves!
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