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About the Lab

Hi there 👋

My name is James and I work at Meiji University, where I teach and research the topic of ludic approaches1 to education. I run the York Game Lab.

📸 Follow us on Instagram, if you like.

My personal socials:

I am available for:

  • Workshops
  • Consultations
  • Game design collaborations
  • Event organising
  • Training sessions
✉️ Contact me
📝 See my CV

What is the York Game Lab?

As part of my work at Meiji University, students and I (and you?! Get in touch) are developing games for educational purposes. The York Game Lab is a place for us to publish our games.

🎲 We are always accepting offers to make original games!

So if you have an idea you’d like to design for you, please let us know.

🤙 Get in touch!

Here are some of the events that we have been a part of:

Public events

  • Play & Learn 2024 #2 [link]
  • The Sumidagawa River Open Terrace
    隅田川オープンテラス [link (JP)]
  • After-school puzzle solving events
    児童館謎解きイベント [Poster (JP)]
  • Helping foreign exchange students learn Japanese
    留学生日本語学習会 [Poster (JP)]

Our games

You can learn more about our games here:

  • KEI-GO!

    KEI-GO!

    Details How to play In this game, players have a “role” which is simply a number from 1 to 4. The number indicates seniority or social standing in general so that the person who has the 4-role is the most senior and the person with 1-role is the least travelled up the social ladder. (Respect…

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  1. I define ludic as “being playful,” which includes playful objects and playful dispositions to teaching. Learn more here. ↩︎