Games Archives - Page 2 of 3 - George Kalmpourtzis

Lecture at Hong Kong’s City University

I was recently invited to perform a lecture for the students of CityU’s School of Media. It was an amazing experience and I want to thank the Dean, Richard Allen, and the faculty for their warm hospitality! The subject of…Read more

Game Design Education Workshops

During the last month, I was asked to organize and facilitate some game design workshops for educators in the area of Thessaloniki. The workshops focused on the area of educational games and their impact on learning and student engagement in…Read more

The Math Mathews Games

I am a great fan of the Math Mathews games designed by my friends in Kiupe. Kiupe is an education game studio, located in the heart of Lyon, consisting of a really powerful team of few but highly skilled and…Read more

A Halloween themed game for the iOS

Spook Boy: Monsters, Ghouls & Ghosts is a game designed by Playcompass & the Mynt Design some years ago. The game features a teenage boy, given the task to protect the non-fantasy realms of this world by guarding the gate…Read more

How to design immersive game experiences: Mastering norms

Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form. Educational game design is strongly linked with sociocultural aspects of individual groups. Players have already defined expectations since they have played several games. They have seen movies,…Read more

How to motivate students to learn?!

There are several cases where students show greater interest for particular activities contrary to others. However, the nature of those activities is not always defined. Someone would think that only games can be engaging for students but in fact, engagement…Read more

Game design & creativity

George Land and Beth Jarman in their book Breakpoint and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today, present their famous experiment with the paper clip. The researchers wanted to examine the resourcefulness of the over a thousand students during their life in…Read more

The biggest comic festival in Europe is in Angouleme

For the lovers of the ninth art, the festival of Angouleme is among the best opportunities to explore the vast world of comics, or as the French call them Bande Dessinée (BD)! The Angouleme BD Festival is among the biggest festivals…Read more

Explore pre-algebraic patterning with PiBot: Math & Action

PiBot: Math & Action is an endless runner game with action elements, using motion sensor controls with the support of Microsoft Kinect, designed for the teaching of pre-algebraic patterning skills for the early childhood. The role of patterning is considered…Read more

Teaching level design with Mario Maker

Teaching game design has always been an amazing but also challenging process. The very nature of games, using a variety of tools, arts and crafts offers a multidisciplinary approach on creating immersive experiences. Game design can be used as a…Read more

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