Ted Curran M. Ed.<p>I have recently fallen in love with the <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/roguelike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roguelike</span></a> and <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/roguelite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roguelite</span></a> genres of <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a>. </p><p>I’m especially interested in their powerful effects on <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motivation</span></a>, inspiring players to try-fail-try again-succeed, which is the holy grail for <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/instructionaldesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instructionaldesign</span></a> and <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a> more broadly. </p><p>I’d love to hear from <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/gamedevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedevs</span></a> and other <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/learningdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learningdesign</span></a> pros who have explored integrating <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/rogueish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rogueish</span></a> mechanics in <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a>, <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/seriousgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seriousgames</span></a>, and/or know of any <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> connecting the two. Thanks!</p>