After a very rewarding round of feedback from my colleagues in the project and a refreshing run of Watch the Skies by the East Sweden Megagames network, it was less of a challenge to put together a draft of what may become the skeleton of the Melting the Polarization (MtP) megagame. In this post, I’ll …
Initial thoughts about what the game will be about
At the start of a new project, the most pressing question for me as a game designer is ‘what is this game going to be about?’ and after a two-day mini-conference with my project group in lovely Växjö I’m looking forward to getting to grips with this question. In this post I will deal with …
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Switching the Current goes to Uddevalla November 16
Our biggest event yet will take place in Uddevalla, November 16. 80-90 players will take on the challenge of navigating a region towards a safe and just future amidst a host of crises awaiting them along the way. Which choices will they make? We are very much looking forward to the next iteration of the …
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Watch the Skies Jan 20 2024
Information below also on Facebook Welcome to the worst nightmare of the governments of Earth: extraterrestrial Aliens roam outside of Area 51. What do they want? And whatever they say they want, can they be trusted not to conquer Earth instead? East Sweden Megagames runs of Jim Wallman's famous megagame Watch the Skies in Linköping, …
The role of Serious games on climate change discussed at the WEF
Using games to increase knowledge is becomming increasingly popular. On example is this presentation at the World Economic Forum in December 2022. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/12/gaming-industry-climate-change-games-environment
Play the GreenRoute Megagame in Norrköping May 19!
On the 19th of May, we will hold an event where we have invited dozens of people to play and enjoy our Megagame, Greenroute. Greenroute is a type of game that is played by a large number of people, you will all in some way interact with each other. This particular game will be about …
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MEGAGAME for Sustainable Energy Development May 15 2023!
A megagame is a large-scale, immersive game combining tabletop, role-playing, and live-action elements. Involving dozens to hundreds of players, teams cooperate and negotiate to achieve objectives in thematic scenarios, overseen by organizers and game masters. In the course TDDE50, we will host a megagame event as part of the course, that will take place in …
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Hitting the wall: influence on the game and player agency
Don’t all players need to have a positive experience during the game for them to learn anything? This question was brought to light by the fate of the low-income population players during the Borlänge playtest (see previous blog post). The players on that team had expected to play a game about ‘the energy system’, and …
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The scenario: why even play a game where everything goes according to plan?
Since before the second playtest of Switching the Current, we’ve discussed the need for the game having a backdrop, or a scenario, which lets Control know which global effects are to be played when. This may sound suspiciously like directing the game and tailoring the ending of the game, but it’s not as nefarious as …
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Localising the game: reframing the question (and unwittingly inventing organised crime)
The team and I were excited to be invited to play Switching the Current in Borlänge, and as part of the preparations for this event we localised the game to the county of Dalarna, which lies far north of Östergötland, the setting of the first version of the game (as was the Climate Change Megagame). …
Games for social transformation 