Anna Malkan Nelson - Game Serious

01/05/2020

I am in need for some more participants for my thesis project! If interested in playing a small abstract game and sharing your thoughts about it, follow the link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/181ewasneqzKxCuixyClcimghemb-ltuY?usp=sharing questionnair.

Below you can read some informationo regarding the study.
Sorry for the long post, I did not manage to attach a pdf file in a facebook-post

Information about a thesis study and request for participation

We, Adam Olsson and Anna Malkan Nelson, are third year game design students at the Game department/Uppsala Universitet. This study is a part of our Bachelor Programme. The purpose of the study is to explore player experiences of a specific game and if and how the player’s background impacts the player’s experience of the game. This is an invitation to partake in the study.

For the study, we have developed a small abstract game.

Now we are looking for participants for a play session of the game, followed by a questionnaire. The game and questionnaire is available in the link below. The entire test should take around 30 minutes to complete. To take part in this study, you need access to a computer (PC or Mac) and be able to download and install a small game.

We follow ethical principles for research. This means for example that the participation of the study is voluntary and that you as a participant are free to cancel the participation at any time. Everything regarding your participation will be handled confidentially, no unauthorized person will have access to the material, and the result will be used for research only.

We need the playtest sessions to be completed by 4 May.

To take part in the study follow the link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/181ewasneqzKxCuixyClcimghemb-ltuY?usp=sharing

If you have questions regarding the study, please contact us at:
Adam: email ​[email protected]​ or Slack, Adam Olsson (adamolsson). Anna​: ​email:​ ​[email protected]​ or Slack, Anna Malkan Nelson (anna_malkan).

Supervisor Doris Rusch: email [email protected].



Visby 27 April 2020

Adam Olsson and Anna Malkan Nelson

15/01/2020

Awesome article about designing for visually impaired gamers.

A collection of thoughts, discoveries and considerations while designing user interfaces for visually impaired gamers.

13/01/2020

I played this little computer game called “You used to be someone” recently. It is based on the experience of having a major depressive episode. Super interesting. And yes, it costs. I payed 1$. Totally worth it.
https://squinky.itch.io/yutbs

It is developed by the game designer “Squinky”. They make “weird games about feelings” (quote from webpage https://squinky.me/). Check them out if interested!

A solitary walk at night.

12/01/2020

I want to share a little tool for us who like thinking in systems. Useful perhaps - fun, absolutely!

The example is a model I made for when I tried to search my browser history years back (lots of pages!) to find a lost webpage. Did not end well 😄.

https://bit.ly/30biJxp

Thank you

a tool for thinking in systems

09/01/2020

This game is a little bit more challenging than the last one - for the mind, not to win 😃. Play it and tell me what you think!

an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other

09/01/2020

Adorable little game from great designer - play it!

a one-minute minigame.

09/12/2019

https://annamalkannelson.com/game-serious/design-games-for-change/

Time to start thinking about what I want to do in my upcoming life as a game designer. Serious games? Or the (for me) new term transformational games - “games designed to change a person”. Follow the link and find out what it means. And - don't forget - play the game tip of the day - Dr. Langesk...

29/11/2019

I want to recommend a great walkthrough about games and learning from Mindshift. It covers research about games, screen time for kids, teacher guides and lots and lots more:

29/11/2019

I would like to recommend a great walkthrough about games and learning from Mindshift. It covers research about games, screen time for kids, teacher guides and lots and lots more:

29/11/2019

If you have decided to use applications and game in your classroom, it can be hard to know what to use. Educators has listed their favourite 50 apps:

Educators from around the country shared their favorite teaching apps.