055 Willem Jan-Renger and his approach to gamification ludodidactiek

This podcast episode features Willem-Jan Renger (1967) who is the Head of Innovation Studio at HKU, part of the Center for Research & Innovation@ HKU. It is a crossover creative space for research, design and education, and functions as an innovation lab for design and applied research on the design of human behavior, motivation and perception. Their proposition is rooted in design, psychology, using design principles from the field game- and play design to solve real-world problems in an innovative way. Their mission is to foster innovation in Healthcare, Education, and Cultural Heritage, to build up knowledge and expertise on innovation processes in these contexts and share this knowledge both within and outside HKU. He is also the founder of 'ludodidactiek', a unique design methodology focused on a specific application of game and play principles for teaching and learning. Ludodidactiek is a specific form of applying game and play principles in the design of learning processes leading to both analog or digital solutions.