Building Board Games for Educational and General Audiences
Summary:
Board games allow us to explore topics in multiple fields through a form of simulation. This makes them ideal as a lab of experiementation for the humanities. Matt Shoemaker will help you learn how.
Description:
Board games allow us to explore topics in multiple fields through a form of simulation. This makes them ideal for use in the humanities as a lab of experiementation. Join Matt Shoemaker, who has modified several board games and RPGs for pedegogical uses and is currently working on the game Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer, to learn more about the difference between games that are good for classroom use compared to general audiences, and how you can tweak and create games that can appeal to both audiences. Participants should come with a topic they wish to cover in the classroom using a boardgame.