Thursday 28th October 2021
‘Matteo is a board game designer and was the V&A Artist in residence. He has extensive experience in designing games with a focus on co-operative play.
He will be talking about his journey working on his new game Daybreak with Matt Leacock (creator of Pandemic) and why his climate crisis game and other games for good are vital.’
Can we make games to change the world?
Why games?
Create a world that has its own rules - let people explore that world (you can teach them through that world)
Monopoly - Initially designed to be education - What's the problem with land? What can we do about it?
"a practical demonstration of the present system of land grabbing [...] to understand different approaches to property ownership" - Elizabeth Magie
A system of play that people can use to understand how the world works - how society could work - spread the idea - help people take action
Patent ran out and someone copied it and it sold as Monopoly.
Why cooperative?
Games where everyone is working together against a common challenge
More open about your thinking
Able to strategize with others
Not just fighting each other