Why Gamification Fails: A Parable
What happens when you try to exploit the engagement energy of games without respecting the features that make them engaging.
Games
2040: An American Insurgency
This game simulates an American civil war in the year 2040. There is also a free version suitable for classroom exercises. Nov 2020: Draft game board added
Announcing VIRUS: A Pandemic Disaster Response Simulation for 36-108 Players
I made a game to help organizations respond to things like COVID-19. It’s being offered for free as my contribution to the crisis. This is a simulation of a virus pandemic attacking a US state. Players play all the critical roles: Governor, National Guard, Police Chiefs, Doctors, FEMA, CDC, and the President. Solid takeaways and very engaging too. See inside for details on running it for your group.
The Alcoholics Anonymous Game
A free game about alcoholism and the Alcoholics Anonymous program.
10 Souls: A Theodicy Engine
If you created your own world, would you allow evil? Here’s a game that lets you try.
Jane Austen
Strategies of husband-hunting in Regency England.
Climate Policy
Simulating policy responses to global warming.
Election 2012
Transforming a 1960 Kennedy-Nixon game into 2012 Obama-Romney.
