🚀 Hey there, Game Changers! Gabe Mac here, and I've got some thrilling news to share. We're about to kick off an epic journey in Serious Game Design with our Winter 2024 Online Course at The Game Beyond, and you're invited to join in.
Explore the history that dates back to the 1960s art movement. Look at case studies exploring a variety of flashmobs, co-op art projects, political protests and more. Learn the steps to use in designing your own happenings.
I've been accused of stirring the status quo…
These new courses have helped students get over the fear of coding.
Learn how to Code your own video game easily with Twine and Scratch.
Two new courses on The Game Beyond School.
When we look at the Concentric Game Design Method taught in the Basic Game Design Course, we see clear divisions of the layers, making them interchangeable. The core elements of the concentric model are Goals, Rules (Mechanics), Declarative Layer (Narrative), and Social Layer. Many of these layers can be changed around, like a new wrapping of an onion.
What is the difference between #SeriousGames, #Gamification, and Entertainment Games? How are they used to change behavior? We take a look at the different types of #GameDesign methods used for solving real-world problems with games.
In 2012 I set out to teach the secrets I had learned, of Serious Game Design. Since then thousands of students have taken my Basic Game Design Course online so far. Since I launched it years ago, I have had lots of great feedback about how it helped inspire and change people's lives. This makes me so excited to announce the following news.
How do you get access to journalists in countries that have blocked access at all costs?
Blockworks, Reporters Without Borders, MediaMonks, and DDB came together to try and find a solution.
After 22 years of teaching in The Netherlands, Gabe McIntyre (Gabe Mac) has returned to the United States. Due to the lockdowns, he never got to have a proper send-off.
If you enjoyed Gabe’s courses, please come and join us for a Virtual Borrel online.
Get your drinks and snacks ready, and jump into the Meetup World. We’ve got basketball, pool, parkour, and more set up for the event.
The 2020s have not been kind for mental health. Suicides are on the rise around the world as we begin to find ourselves in a Mental Health Crisis. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and boy do we need it. As I've told my students over the past 2 years, "So many people are walking around with PTSD, and they don't even know it." But how can Games help? …