The Mermaids of Iedo: Balancing Design and Research in Serious Games
Mermaids of Iedo, our serious historical board game, was designed with five experiential goals in mind: cultural preservation, environmental awareness, slowness, nostalgia and historiography. In this article we expand on how these goals were selected and incorporated these ideas into the mechanics of the game. Serious games are designed for an educational or empathetic objective—they … Continue reading The Mermaids of Iedo: Balancing Design and Research in Serious Games