Sarah Le-Fevre, UK

Keepsake Games for Wellness

When you play a ‘Keepsake Game,’ you leave with the memory of a great play experience and a concrete artifact you have made using your own skill and creativity. Many people’s working lives are almost entirely facilitated through technology, so many of us only ever ‘make’ things using 0s and 1s. The Keepsake Game concept combines two highly beneficial ideas: The autonomous decision-making and learning potential of a game, and the opportunity to (re) discover the joy of making, with all the well-being benefits that it will bring. This session gives attendees the opportunity to play a short, simple keepsake game and offers guidance on designing a keepsake game for one’s own learners.