GSL 94: The Benefits of Tabletop and Digital Game Design

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 94 Angie Hoffman joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about the many benefits of game design. Angie's real world video game design experience, and education outreach provides unique insight into the benefits and barriers of game design education.  

Angie Spring Hoffman

Angie Spring Hoffman

Adjunct Instructor at Academy of Art University working with the Game Development Department

@TeslasLilPigeon

Zynga Game Design Academies  

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 88: Computational Thinking

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 88 Geoff Englestein joins Donald Dennis & Kathleen Mercury to talk about Computational Thinking and tabletop games. (This Episode was also posted to the On Board Games feed as OBG 278.)

@gengelstein on Twitter

engelstein on BGG

http://www.ludology.libsyn.com/
 

Some of the Games/puzzles mentioned

• Robo Rally
• //CODE, On the Brink, Rover Control, Robot Repair,
• Major General Duel of Time
• River Dragons
• Codemaster
• Robot Turtles
• Code Monkey Island

Article Referenced Collaborative strategic board games as a site for
distributed computational thinking

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com