When I present ideas about how to design games to various organizations and educators, a common question pops up: but how does game design fit MY subject area or age level? Incredibly, game design and playful learning integrate seamlessly into teaching just about anything….

Last year, I attended my first Protospiel event in Madison, WI. For those of you who might not be familiar, a protospiel is a gathering of board/card game designers, playtesters, publishers, and media members all trying out each others’ game prototypes. The system is…

My daughter, Sloane, recently turned a year-and-a-half old. Although it may not seem like a very big milestone, I am incredibly impressed with how much she has changed in the past few months. Sloane repeats and remembers so many different phrases, like calling our…