{"id":15738,"date":"2026-01-30T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=15738"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:35:34","slug":"helpful-article-to-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=15738","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Article To Share"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey found this article that I found useful for the class about designing games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Martin, A. (2021, July 10). <\/strong><strong><em>Designing games for change<\/em><\/strong><strong>. Good Thinking. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/good-thinking\/designing-games-for-change-110fc443ef8e\"><strong>https:\/\/medium.com\/good-thinking\/designing-games-for-change-110fc443ef8e<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summary in Bullets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Games are more than entertainment; practice for real life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cmagic circle\u201d lets players experiment and fail without real-world consequences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Games are effective for exploring behavior change, systems, and complex decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play is real cognitive work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good games build:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>critical thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>confidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun is essential; if it\u2019s not engaging, it doesn\u2019t work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: a game made with teens in Zimbabwe to address women\u2019s health\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players were involved through co-creation and playtesting, not top-down teaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall, games help people explore who they are and who they could become in a safe space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey found this article that I found useful for the class about designing games: Martin, A. (2021, July 10). Designing games for change. Good Thinking. https:\/\/medium.com\/good-thinking\/designing-games-for-change-110fc443ef8e&nbsp; Summary in Bullets:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[139],"class_list":["post-15738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-design-studio-2","tag-marked"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15739,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15738\/revisions\/15739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}