The SimFish group is arranging a guest lecture with Dr. Scott Nicholson (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada) on developing meaningful analog and live action games for the classroom.
Scott Nicholson is a Professor of Game Design and Development at Wilfrid Laurier University in Brantford, Ontario and the director of the Brantford Game Network game lab (BGNlab). He has written research papers on escape rooms, meaningful gamification, games in libraries, online education, and data mining. He is the author of Everyone Plays at the Library: Creating Great Gaming Experiences for All Ages and the designer of two board games - Going, Going, GONE!, and Tulipmania 1637.
The lecture will be in English.