Author Archives: Alina Potemska

Invite students to: 1.  Play 10 min game LARP game 2. Discuss the experience 3. Write a script for complicated decisions that students or someone from their environment took Scenario set up:  Decition to make in 10 min: Character ADesire:Constraint: … Continue reading →

Recently, I had an experience that gave me a powerful new perspective on disability and confidence. I met a blind person while heading down a set of stairs. I hesitated, unsure how to support him, but he calmly said, “It’s … Continue reading →

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Hi, I’m Alina — an illustrator, game artist, game designer, and researcher. I currently teach at University of the Arts London and Arts University Bournemouth, where I specialise in game-based learning, interactive media, and the intersections between art, ethics, and … Continue reading →

Earlier I was busy with three work trips in a raw, one of which was a research trip to Finland. Apart from giving a talk on Game as a Form of Art (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC0bLvWCha8), I was working on the research project. … Continue reading →

MacFarlane and Gorley (2009) in The Reflection Game explore the dynamics of reflective practice within educational settings, with an emphasis on the use of games to promote deeper self-awareness and critical thinking. The central argument of their work is that … Continue reading →

article written by student: https://aub.ac.uk/latest/krischan-ramdeo-reflections-on-the-lets-talk-games-conference Earlier this term, on February 11th I took my students from Games Art and Design course for a conference in Lemington Spacalled Let’s Talk Games. We introduced with a marketing team an experimental format inviting … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice    Link to the document: https://artslondon-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/a_potemska_lcc_arts_ac_uk/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BA85BEF75-D8A1-4EFE-84AE-26FCEA881D5D%7D&file=ROT%20form_Alina%20Potemska.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: 1 hour Feedback session on student projects  Size of student group: 18  Observer: Alina Potemska  Observee: Serra Ozdemir  Note: This record is … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice    Link to the document: https://artslondon-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/a_potemska_lcc_arts_ac_uk/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BA85BEF75-D8A1-4EFE-84AE-26FCEA881D5D%7D&file=ROT%20form_Alina%20Potemska.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Informed Practice 1  Size of student group: 20  Observer: Serra Ozdemir  Observee: Alina Potemska  Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Informed Practice 1Size of student group: 20Observer: John O’ReillyObservee: Alina Potemska Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and … Continue reading →