The Dice Tower Network features Dr. Flanagan in its podcast that explores games, game design, history and culture. This episode is hosted by Gil Hova and Emma Larkins, both tabletop designers. The hour long conversation explores psychology and games, and the meaning of games from...
NarraScope is just a cool cool event, and this year it's pay what you can and online. NarraScope 2020: Celebrating Narrative Games May 28 - June 4 2020. On Thursday May 28, we discovered that Matthew Farber is running "Terrifically Awkward: Games To Teach Social...
We're excited to announce the release of the report on our large research project on bias and women in STEM! Check out Cutting Through the Bias: Using Games and Interactive Experiences to Transform Bias Against Women in STEM is now available on Amazon! This book...
Years ago we created a board game, POX: Save the People, a game that helped players understand infections diseases, as well as ZOMBIEPOX (stopping the zombie hoard) and POX: Save the Puppies, about vaccinating pets. Watch a video about the project, read an interview, and...
We've just completed data collection on our VR study! Stay tuned for more information as we submit our results for publication...
Professor Flanagan talks about the future of work and automation on The Exchange. Check out the show! https://www.nhpr.org/post/exchange-depth-new-hampshire-s-workforce-shortage#stream/0...
In February, Tiltfactor director Mary Flanagan was honored to be invited to Dubai by the organizers of the World Government Summit and the creative leadership group THNK for the UN/OECD-based Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Action workshop at the annual World Government Summit. Mary presented...
This week we lost a true great philosopher-king of play: Bernie DeKoven, who passed away in Indiana on Sunday. Founder of "The Games Preserve," a game retreat center in Pennsylvania, he then went on to become involved in the New Games Movement, a 1970s collective...
Mary is representing at the World Government Summit this February; it's an annual event held in Dubai, UAE that brings together governmental and thought leaders across the disciplines for dialogue about government, the environment, and technology. Mary will be contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals...
At the recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from January 23rd and 26th, Mary Flanagan offered her thought leadership on panels, dinners, and gave a presentation on games for impact. The panel "Putting Jobs Out of Work" had an excellent...