Blogging… Tabletop Games as a Social Scaffold: Embracing a Community 29 May 202429 May 2024 In today's... today, digital interactions often overshadow face-to-face connections, and tabletop games have carved a niche as a focal point for social engagement. These games, ranging from classic board games…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: A Short Literature Review on Games and Autism 7 Sep 202311 Sep 2023 A few years ago, I did my second postgrad. The focus was on working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The content of the course was quite wide and…
RPGs… Unleashing Creativity and Spontaneity: The Art of Improv in Tabletop RPGs 26 Aug 2023 In the realm of tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs), where dice determine destinies and narratives unfurl at the fingertips of players, lies a hidden treasure: the art of improvisation. Far beyond…
Learning… Making Tabletop Roleplaying Games Inclusive: Supporting Dyslexic Players 23 Aug 202323 Aug 2023 Tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs) have been a source of imagination, creativity, and camaraderie for decades. However, not everyone gets to experience the magic of these games in the same way.…
RPGs… Throwback Thursday: D&D With Kids 13 Oct 2022 I've taught at my current school for over a decade now, and for most of this time, I have also run an after-school games group for students. The group continues…
Learning… RPGs with Kids: So Much Fun 13 Oct 201813 Oct 2018 I run an RPG group for children. Well, we're a general tabletop gaming group, actually, but D&D is the current focus. For the past few years, we've mainly played board…
Learning… Games & Learning: A Short Literature Review on Games and Autism 2 Jun 2016 Another Start to Another Irregular Series, Games & Learning will focus on both games and... wait for it... learning. As a teacher, I think that games are fantastic tools for…
