Our Persuasive Gaming book

Our Persuasive Gaming book

It’s there: in print and in Open Access online. Completing and editing the volume was a lengthy process, but now the book concludes our ‘Persuasive Gaming in Context’ project. Earlier, in 2017, Ruud Jacobs defended his PhD at Erasmus University. Now,...
A round table in the MOOC

A round table in the MOOC

A new element in our MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) about serious gaming is the round table discussion about the impact of serious games. It was an experiment for Mijke and myself, but also for the Studio at the CLI. It went very well, thanks to the contribution of...
Talking about History in Spain

Talking about History in Spain

On 12 October I gave an invited lecture about Playful engagement through serious gaming at the international conference ‘Innovative Digital Practices in History Education’. I was invited by Mario Carretero and María Cantabrana (Autónoma University Madrid). The venue...
Persuasive Gaming PhD Ruud Jacobs

Persuasive Gaming PhD Ruud Jacobs

On 10 November 2017, Ruud successfully defended his PhD thesis about persuasive gaming. It is the first thesis from our PGIC project. He completed the project in four years, which is a major accomplishment. The research articles he already published and the thesis...