Allow me to explain why we are going down this Gamification to Gameful Design rabbit hole. Here’s a story of where this Gamification inquiry came from. I was a manager of a Boys and Girls Club in central Vancouver Island. Here’s the story. Why Kids Choose Digital Games Over Going Outside My Journey Into Gamification, Nature Play, and Understanding Engagement … Read More
3rd Generation Settler’s Celtic Wheel of the Year
By Jamie Black • Wild Craft Play As a third-generation settler of Scottish and Irish descent, I’ve spent my life on the unceded territories of Indigenous peoples along the Pacific Northwest. I was born in 100 Mile House on Secwépemc (Shuswap) territory, carried at three weeks old to Errington on Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum lands, and today I live and work … Read More


