I recently came across a post about a library budget game used with library science students in the 1970s, and it sent me down a rabbit hole exploring the long history of games, simulations, and play in adult learning. Maybe serious gaming isn’t a new idea after all—perhaps we’re simply rediscovering something educators knew decades ago.

#AdultLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment #SeriousGaming #SystemsThinking #LibraryLife

https://notquitesuperhuman.com/2026/05/30/before-gamification-the-long-history-of-play-in-adult-learning/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

version 0.9 of WEKILL//LEAKS (a 2-player card game of courageous publishing and imperialist sh1tf#ckery) will launchat #39C3 on day1 at 17h30 @HouseOfTea (https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/wekillleaks-version-09-launch-presentation-and-pla)

After launch and during all of 39C3, look for demo decks like this one in some corners of the House of Tea (along with some feedback sheets!). Please come and try them and provide feedback!

We will also have a DECT for everyone to ask questions and enquire about getting your own deck: 9557

The demo/playtest project on the Congress website: https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/project/detail/assembly/wekillleaks-version-09-a-2-player-card-game-demo-a/

PS: You don't need to be a gamer to enjoy WEKILL//LEAKS! It's an immersive story-telling experiment that was mostly enjoyed so far by non-gamers!

More info about the game: https://dissent-and-datalove.institute/artworks/wkl/

#Game #gaming #cardgame #seriousgaming #halfseriousgaming #imperialism #publishing

The first decks have arrived! \o/

Let's meet in #Berlin to playtest (and "soft-launch") WEKILL//LEAKS "alpha" edition!

*=== at Cafe Buchhandlung, Tucholskystr. 32 in Mitte ===*

(https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5262&mlon=13.3937#map=15/52.5262/13.3937)

*=== on WEDNESDAY the 17th 19h-21h! ===*

Playtesting WEKILL//LEAKS "Alpha" edition, with brand new, just delivered casino-grade 330g/m2 coated playing cards! <3

(an occasion to discover the game, to get your own copy -while stock lasts-, to further support financially the project, and/or to have a nice chat!)

more information about the game: https://dissent-and-datalove.institute/artworks/wkl/

feel free to invite your friends and other interested parties!

#dissentanddatalove #cardgame #game #seriousgaming

What do YOU think these lovely laser-cut tokens could be used for in WEKILL//LEAKS (a game of courageous publishing and imperialist sh!tf#ckery) ... ?

#teaser #dissentanddatalove #itson #cardgame #seriousgaming