Tag: gaming
All the articles with the tag "gaming".
Try the Password Game
The Key Idea Instead of turning to your phones at dinner, try playing a fun social game to create connection. Why It Matters Smart phones are brutally…
Design for Engagement
Video games are the pinnacle of designed engagement — they look like work, yet kids can't put them down. What could that teach us about designing real jobs?
The Greatest Birthday Party Video Game
Walk into a GameTruck game theater and a wall of color and sound hits you. The games that have earned their place on our screens — and why they land with players.
What Games Can Teach Us About Motivation
Solve one problem in a game and you earn a harder one. That's not discouraging — it's the point. What games reveal about motivation and the infinite game.
Why you want to get on Discord now.
After explaining Discord to clients one too many times, I wrote the primer. Not a tutorial — the professional case for why you want to get on Discord now.
Laser Tag Tag Gets Your Gamer Outside
2020 brought a surprise: booming demand for laser tag. Parents wanted their kids out of the house — a throwback to when we played outside until the streetlights came on.
How to Create Community Engagement in Esports
Picture a sixteen-foot LED wall, every console crowded, a coach in a blue shirt. That's what building real community engagement into an esports event looks like.
What You are Missing — when you Don’t Play Video Games With Your Kids
Playing video games with your kid is a chance to build a bridge to their future. Here's what you might be missing by sitting the next round out.
"re:Think Games — May 25, 20 Esports Industry Observations"
Industries are made of people grouped into organizations. Here's the tangle of players — publishers, pro teams, streamers, sponsors — that make up esports.
"re:Think Games — May 21, 20 Esports Industry Observations"
Twitch turned watching other people play games into a phenomenon. A look at how live game streaming grew — and why it sits at the center of esports.
"re:Think Games — May 20, 20 Esports Industry Observations"
Single-player or team-based? Like golf versus soccer, that one distinction shapes how esports games build recognition, rivalries, and community.
"re:Think Games — May 18, 20 Esports Industry Observations"
Which games actually count as esports? Viewed from the angle of an organization trying to grow a community, they sort into three clear categories.