Category Archives: TPP

Intervention Report: Using In Our Shoes Game to Reflect on Students’ Living Experience Through Ludic Practice

That was very helpful to discuss my intervention with my colleagues. I received valuable feedback from my group, tutor, and course leader on the course I’m teaching. In Our Shoes: “Birthday Scenario” set of cards. Illustrator: Oksana Drachkovska My intervention … Continue reading

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Framed by Race: The Illusion of Privilege in the Ukrainian Refugee Experience

As a Ukrainian working a lot with topics of people with refugee experience, I would like to reflect on misleading ideas talking about certain privileges people fleeing from full-scale invasion in Ukraine potentially have in comparison to other ethnicities. I … Continue reading

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Religion debate in the classroom

To be able to maintain a respectful conversation with people who has different opinions from you, it’s something we are learning how to do throughout our life. As a predimately institution that attacts left-wing view students and staaf, we need … Continue reading

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Educational activities involving student’s living expirience

Intervention description and expected results This intervention is based on a research project I am working on with Leland Masek, titled In Our Shoes. While the original project focuses on the experiences of refugees, this intervention does not directly address … Continue reading

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Designing offline game for every player: Disability, Inclusion, and the Access+ Games Initiative

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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Introducing my Game and Art world

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

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Reflecting on facilitated workshop in Finland “In Our Shoes”: Games, Empathy, and Embodied Decision-Making

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

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Reflection on reading: The Reflection Game by MacFarlane and Gorley (2009)

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

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Student’s conference visit and article written by student

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

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