Tag: Bob De Schutter

Flemish professor working on fascinating WWII serious game

David

15/12/2016

Brukel is a project by Belgian game designer and professor Bob De Schutter (he lives in the US and teaches at Miami University). It is a dark historical tale that explores the childhood and teenage years of Bob’s grandmother, Bie Verlinden, who was born at the Brukel farmhouse in 1925. Bob interviewed and recorded his grandmother reminiscing Continue reading →

Watch Flemish professor Bob De Schutter’s talk on ageism at GDC 2016

David

19/04/2016

At the Game Developer’s Conference 2016 professor Bob De Schutter of Applied Game Design at Miami University, gave an excellent presentation: Beyond Ageism: Designing Meaningful Games for an Older Audience. The past couple of years he has been researching the kind of games people over 50 play. His research suggests that older adults prefer games with Continue reading →