Tiltfactor is going to Gen Con this year! Held in Indianapolis, Indiana August 4-7, 2011, Gen Con is "the original, longest running, best attended, gaming convention in the world." We will have an exhibit booth, demoing our latest game, the 2nd Edition of POX: SAVE THE...
The Tiltfatory is cranking on the 2nd Edition of POX: SAVE THE PEOPLE. 2nd Edition includes minor tweaks to the game board, cards, and the game instructions. If all goes well, we hope to have POX: SAVE THE PEOPLE 2nd Edition game sets available by...
A recent talk by Jonathan Belman spurred interest across Canada! Go Values at Play! You can read some of this published material in our article on empathy. Jonathan is continuing this work in his dissertation. McDowell, Adam. “How High Is Your Empathy Score? The National Post....
In a time when women are increasingly prominent in fields such as medicine, law and business, why are there so few women scientists and engineers? The situation in Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology fields has prompted a variety of investigations into how we might best...
The Digital Studies initiative at Dartmouth College is seeking applications for postdoctoral position in Learning Sciences and Assessment. The Postdoc will be affiliated with The Tiltfactor Laboratory (https://tiltfactor.org), the leading game design research group in values-conscious design. Tiltfactor at Dartmouth College designs, creates, and studies games....
Wow! In less than two months, we are SOLD OUT of the 1st edition of our POX: SAVE THE PEOPLE Game! But do not fret! The Tiltfactor team is publishing a 2nd edition. Pre-Order Edition 2 now! Expected ship date 9/1/2011. We'll have some at...
Tiltfactor Director and Digital Humanities Prof. Mary Flanagan and students worked with local a health organization on "POX: SAVE THE PEOPLE," a game that depicts the importance of immunization. Read more at Dartmouth Now: http://bit.ly/g83Yxm...
The Indiecade call for submissions is OUT! Submit your game(s) as soon as possible and spread the word Submissions for the 2011 IndieCade Festival are now open! IndieCade is awesome, for it is the only stand-alone international festival of independent games out there. The festival showcases...
Tiltfactor is humming, and the lab and the lab director Mary Flanagan are in recent news circles in the art world, commercial gaming, and in public health domains. See our latest press, including Flanagan's work featured in the latest ARTnews article on videogames and art,...
Dartmouth's Digital Poetry Symposium, held all afternoon, Marjorie Luesebrink discussed her use of Microsoft Excel as a platform for her poetry. The idea that a story or poem can be revealed through direct manipulation drove her curiosity, and she had come to think of the...