Ludodidactics Starting out: do’s and don’ts 5 min. to read Starting out with the design principles of ludodidactics is a learning process in itself. In the interviews that we had with our contributing ludodidactics experts, Willem-Jan Renger, Evert Hoogendoorn and…
Ludodidactics Willem-Jan Renger 3 min. to read Willem-Jan Renger is head of the HKU Innovation Lab and a pioneer in the field of Ludodidactics. His work focuses on the possibilities of behavioral change through learning processes. Not…
Ludodidactics Evert Hoogendoorn 2 min. to read Evert Hoogendoorn is program manager Ludodidactics at the HKU, University of the Arts Utrecht (Netherlands). Evert is also a professor at the HKU, a game designer and a passionate advocate…
Ludodidactics Thijs Spook 2 min. to read Thijs Spook teaches ’Future Learning’ at the faculty of Design for Change and Innovation of the HKU, University of the Arts Utrecht (Netherlands). In that capacity he teaches the principles…
Ludodidactics About the attractiveness and power of gameplay 2 min. to read In today’s fast paced society gaming has become a considerable part of popular culture. With an estimated number of 2,8 billion (in 2021) active players around the world, video games…
Ludodidactics Hard- versus soft mastery 4 min. to read Within the framework of ludodidactics you may run into the concepts of hard mastery and soft mastery. In short, the differentiation between soft mastery and hard mastery is that mastering…
Ludodidactics Learning goals versus game objectives 4 min. to read When music education professionals are trying to attain a ’custom fit’ learning experience for their pupil or student, ideally they try to assess the inherent goals and ambitions of the…
Ludodidactics Solutions versus obstacles 4 min. to read Often teachers like to explain how their students should solve things: in an attempt to help the student they remove as many obstacles as possible, sometimes to the point that…
Ludodidactics Gamified repetition: grinding 2 min. to read Acquiring any (real) skill invariable involves repetition or performing repetitive tasks. This also applies to music education when developing musical skills, especially within the more traditional schemes of hard mastery…
Ludodidactics Deliberate Practice in traditional hard mastery 2 min. to read Deliberate practice is a term that is rooted in more traditional concepts of learning, especially with regard to ’hard mastery’. Although it is not a concept that inherently belongs within…
