Games don’t need screens! Games have been around for thousands of years, and many of today’s digital games start out as board or card game prototypes. During this workshop, participants will work in groups to create a board game that can either be a game in its own right or can be a prototype for a digital game. Participants will use the rapid prototyping process to brainstorm. design, playtest, and develop their game. We do request that participants wear masks for this workshop.
About the Speaker
Dr. Nicholson has been developing games in the physical world for over 30 years, and has multiple published board and roleplaying games. He is the director of the Game Design and Development program at Laurier. His current focus is making educational escape rooms and puzzle-based games and is focused on creating games for low-resource classrooms that only use a chalkboard and found objects. He was the host of the first board game series on YouTube called Board Games with Scott and currently hosts a series called Introspective, which focuses on analog game design.
Presented by Laurier