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Classroom Game Design? Yes, You Can!

Get to Know Christienne L. Hinz and Why You Need to Take Her New Course Gen Con has partnered with Central Michigan University’s Center for Learning through Games and Simulations for another exciting, online course: “Classroom Game Design? Yes, You Can!” by Dr. Christienne L. Hinz. Are you a committed tabletop/role-playing gamer and a K […]

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Exploring the Educational Power of Playful Teaching

Get to Know Liz Davidson and Why You Need to Take Her New Course Gen Con has partnered with CMU for another exciting virtual class, “Using Games to Teach: What You Can Convey Through Play.“ Teaching is my day job, but when I got a chance to teach a class as part of a collab […]

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Ready to Learn the Art of Gamecrafting?

Eloy Lasanta is the owner of Third Eye Games and the designer and instructor behind “The Art of Gamecrafting: For Your Classroom, Board Room, or Game Night”. Hey everyone! I’m Eloy Lasanta, and I’ve been designing games for over 30 years (15 of those being in the professional realm). My very first gaming group instilled in […]

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It’s All Fun and Games: The Importance of the Player Experience and its Role in Game Design

CMU returns to give you a look at the upcoming course in applied tabletop game design. The course is called “Core Loop: Finding, Amplifying, and Refining the Fun,” and is taught by game design veteran Damon Stone, with industry expert Andrew D. Devenney, co-owner and publisher of Superhero Necromancer Press. Below, Stone tells us a […]

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Four Reasons to Take “Finding Your Niche”

Gen Con and CMU are back to give you a look at the upcoming course in applied tabletop game design, “Finding Your Niche: Expanding Your Skillset Across Five Different Gaming Genres.” Below, instructor and game designer Travis D. Hill gives four reasons to take “Finding Your Niche.” “Finding Your Niche: Expanding Your Skillset Across Five […]

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Meet the Designer Behind the New CMU Course

Gen Con has partnered with CMU for another exciting virtual class, “Using Games to Teach: What You Can Convey Through Play.” Meet Liz Davidson, the designer and instructor behind the class. Teaching is my day job, but when I got a chance to teach a class as part of a collab between Gen Con and […]

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5 Reasons to Take Intermediate RPG Design with Eloy Lasanta

If you haven’t heard, Central Michigan University, in cooperation with Gen Con, started offering classes focusing on Applied Game Design. These six-week online courses make it easy to learn new game design techniques and pursue a new gaming passion, learning from RPG Industry Experts of all stripes.  The next and newest class begins on January […]