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Hıfzhane: turning memorisation and revision into a card game
Carrying the “new page plus revision” rhythm of a memorisation course into a hand of cards. Design notes on Ham, Has, Devam and Meal cards.
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Design journal
Notes on boxes, cards, print and the classroom. Not a showcase of finished work; a notebook kept while the work is under way.
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Sweet Spot: a conversation instead of a scoreboard
What carries the rhythm of a card game that keeps no score? Notes on hidden guesses, cards that open together and a conversation ritual moving from table to screen.
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Casus Belli: from a high-school deck to the shelf
Taking a deck to a shop shelf means deciding it is finished. Notes on the rules, the print run and the QR rulebook.
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Gamification is not a game
Points, badges and leaderboards do not turn a lesson into a game. A few thoughts from Vocabiventures, ELT classrooms and museum tables.
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How a board game gets printed
The box on your screen and the box off the press are not the same object. A primer on dielines, bleed, cutting, folding, colour and card stock.
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