Game Design for Facilitators
Design your own ‘serious’ game for use in your existing practice!
Greetings Collaboration and Facilitation Experts
Do you have an idea for a game that might make your ways of working more playful? Do you want to add something unique and engaging to your existing toolkit? This is the course for you.
At Amble we love the magic of story games, and the way this unique form of game helps people explore parts of themselves they might not even realise exist.
Creating story games is surprisingly accessible! And we’d love to help you bring this skill into your own work.
We will help you:
- Understand the power of story games and play in ‘serious’ contexts
- Get insight into tools you can use to start designing today for use in your own work
- Learn about how Amble approaches storytelling to make these games accessible while also achieving insights for your outcomes
You’ll leave with a set of digital tools to empower you to begin experimenting on your own game ideas.
Ready to level up?
Upcoming Sessions
We don't have any sessions scheduled right now, but get in touch using the contact form below. We love to organise sessions for teams and small groups.
More details
In this 3 hour course we will cover:
- Types of outcomes story games can help achieve
- Existing examples that can inspire ideas
- Technologies that can help you produce a shareable game within hours
- Translating your concept into a fictional realm
- Facets of a good story game
- The importance of 'safety': both building trust and having in-game mechanisms
- Creating a satisfying experience for your players
- Using reflection to bring out insights
If you have completed this course and are ready to start building on your ideas and designing your own game, we highly recommend our follow-up course Design your own Story Game.
Pricing:
General admission tickets are $200 AUD.
Early bird tickets may be available for each session at a discounted price of $140.
If the cost is a barrier for you, please get in touch at troupe@amble.studio and we'll work with you to make it fit. We want to help you participate.
Our virtual venue:
This workshop will be hosted on the Gather.Town app. Gather is a third party platform that we have customised to create the ideal space to chat and work together - online!
All it takes is an email to sign up, free of charge.
Your facilitators:
Logan Timmins is an applied game designer with the Amble Studio troupe, and a designer of many independent tabletop games besides.
During the last 3 years, he has released 19 games and 3 supplements. He has also successfully completed 3 crowdfunding projects for his games, with supporters all over the world.
In a more qualitative sense, Logan’s games have made people laugh out loud, cry tenderly, wave at clouds, and have deep personal reflections.
Alongside his gaming development, Logan has stepped into the facilitation world. Undergoing mentoring and training to design and deliver workshops and seminars covering varied topics, Logan has lived the overlap of games and professional facilitation.
Logan will co-host this session with one of Amble's professional collaboration designers, combining the best of both worlds.
Any questions?
Feel free to email us at: troupe@amble.studio
We will respond promptly.
Testimonials
"There was a very different vibe from the endless zoom calls we're used to."
"I loved the activity where we had to 'workshop' our idea."
"The use of Gather made it fun and way more interactive."
"Gather helped me understand how different parts of the workshop fit."
"I really liked the energy when we roleplayed together."
"We had great conversation when we created a new game!"
"Loved Amble's approach to sharing insight, learning and robust dialogue in regards to the opportunities for facilitators to use game design with their participants. Ambles inclusive, calm and friendly approach to sharing their knowledge makes learning about gaming a joy. The workshop set facilitators up to have the skills to bring a new wave of experience to their delivery.
Highly recommend this workshop and learning from the Amble team."
Take the next step
Our Game Design for Facilitators workshop is just the beginning. Why not try...
Game Design Mentoring Sessions
Continue to develop, playtest and refine your game with the support of Amble Studio game designers.
Perfect for people who have completed the Game design for Facilitators workshop and want some extra support to complete their first creations.