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Professors at Play ONLINE Playbook

Professors at Play & Play Story Press are excited to release Professors at Play ONLINE Playbook, edited by Lisa Forbes and David Thomas. The Professors at Play ONLINE PlayBook collects over 50 techniques and strategies designed to make the online classroom more fun. Rooted in the concept of playful pedagogy, this anthology shares proven approaches […]

Games for Change – Founding Society Member

We’re excited to share that Games for Change, a non-profit organization working with video games that can have positive change in the world, has joined the Play Story Press™ Society as a founding member. Their generous philanthropic contribution supports the open design and dissemination of knowledge that has a positive impact. We’re powered by input […]

Game Design Snacks

Play Story Press is excited to release Game Design Snacks: Easily Digestible Game Design Wisdom, by José P. Zagal. This is an edited collection of nuggets of game design wisdom. It covers various areas in game design with examples from commercially released videogames. Its goal is to share and raise awareness of excellent game design. […]

Ludoliteracy

Play Story Press is excited to release Ludoliteracy: Defining, Understanding, and Supporting Games Education, by José P. Zagal. It seems like teaching about games should be easy. After all, students enjoy engaging with course content and have extensive experience with videogames. However, games education can be surprisingly complex. This book explores ludoliteracy, or the question […]

FableVision Studios – Founding Society Member

We’re excited to share that FableVision Studios, an award-winning multi-media production studio, has joined the Play Story Press™ Society as a founding member. Their generous philanthropic contribution supports the open design and dissemination of knowledge that has a positive impact. We’re an independent non-profit organization powered by input and involvement from the consortium, our contributors, […]

Professors at Play Playbook

Professors at Play and Play Story Press are excited to release Professors at Play Playbook, edited by Lisa Forbes and David Thomas. When you do a Google search with keywords “play in learning,” overwhelmingly you find play being utilized in childhood education. This lack of attention to play in higher education reflects the societal narrative […]

GLS Proceedings

Play Story Press is excited to release the GLS Proceedings from 2011-2016. Games+Learning+Society Proceedings

ToDiGRA: DiGRA Mexico Special Issue

ToDiGRA and Play Story Press have released the special issue from the 1st International DiGRA Mexico Congress held in 2023. ToDiGRA: DiGRA Mexico Special Issue, VOL.7, NO.2

Black Game Studies

Play Story Press is excited to release Black Game Studies: An Introduction to the Games, Game Makers and Scholarship of the African Diaspora, by Lindsay Grace. Black Game Studies introduces the work of game makers from the African diaspora through academic scholarship, personal narratives and a catalog of works. It aims to provide a foundation […]