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Mechanisms and guidelines for the development of games (board games), more specific games that can be played in social environment. The building block links gives you some detail information on mechanics.

"Best games for stress relief! In this page you will find a great collection of hand-picked games suitable for keeping your thoughts away from stressful and annoying things. Read category descriptions and you'll definitely find something right for you: you can view and play casual calm relaxing flash games or try to release your anger in aggressive ones."

Games and learning advocates often come up against the video game stigma. Despite the fact that we've now seen decades of game play, and that a generation of gamers has grown up without a civilization collapsing, the bad reputation persists - and it's mostly based around fear

General game design. Good advice for any would be learning game designer.

General game design. Good advice for any would be learning game designer.

A collection of free onlinn simulation games for learning.

studies have found that video games help with sufferers of chronic pain, stroke victims, individuals with mental illness, and the elderly.

studies have found that video games help with sufferers of chronic pain, stroke victims, individuals with mental illness, and the elderly.

Several activities to practice game design skills. 

e-games focus.

From the Games Massive Open Online Course

There are several simple card game based economic simulations within this collection

20 recent research articles on the outcomes of games based learning.

Biz sim ideas.

Four principles for the effective use of games for ed.

I'm a roleplaying games author who lives on the Gold Coast, Australia. I've put this site together to allow me to attach all of the little bits and pieces of leftover writing from my various roleplaying projects in one place.

I'm a roleplaying games author who lives on the Gold Coast, Australia. I've put this site together to allow me to attach all of the little bits and pieces of leftover writing from my various roleplaying projects in one place.

Worth a read. The model is interesting. I would move reflection into the stream from feedback. On evaluation, I will paraphrase Martin Campion, veteran games for learning champion. "show me a study of the effectiveness of lectures".

Nice history of space games and demonstration of the power of simulation models.

a tool to help evaluate games for learning.

seven larger ideas for motivating and engaging people on the basis of observing many games' stunning power as engines of human engagement: