POD Conference

First, I designed and ordered the original set of cards:

1. Metaphors: Based on research by Anuj Gupta, Yasser Tamer, Anna Mills, and Maha Bali, exploring how discussing AI metaphors can build awareness.
2. Values: Based on Schwartz's value theory, exploring how values relate to motivations.
3. Actions: Based on suggestions from over 50 voices in higher education (see the comments section of this LinkedIn post).

I started with this approach, because I had to give a lot of leeway for the time it took for the cards to be printed and to arrive. It waas then that I realized that I didn't even really know what constitutes a game, let alone how to design the play for this particular one. 

This cry for [game] help LinkedIn thread was the gift that kept on giving and is my favorite set of interactions I've ever had on that platform. 

Than, I got busy following the advice that was given.

Plus, Dave and I played an early version on one of our date nights (how romantic, ehh?). 😇 And my friend Stephen Moore was somehow able to coach me over the phone, without even seeing the cards, while he was driving somewhere. 

I created the cards on Canva, so if you already have an account, or set up a free one, you can use the following link to use a template of the cards and customize them to your heart's content. 

Template: Go Somewhere Cards on Canva

Please be sure to link back to the researchers' original article, as without that, the game wouldn't have been possible.

Article: Assistant, Parrot, or Colonizing Loudspeaker?, by Gupta et al.

As of now, I haven't wanted to have the overhead of handling ordering logistics. Maybe sometime I'll change my mind. If you want to be notified if I ever do start selling individual decks, send me a message using the contact form. 

I didn't do a ton of shopping around, but had a good experience the three times I have ordered from: 

MakePlayingCards.com

Here's a great resource that explores those questions: 

Professors at Play Playbook, edited by Lisa Forbes and David Thomas

Carter Moulton shares on a LinkedIn post some of the ed-dev card decks he has discovered. 

I suggest getting your hands on 2-3 different card decks and to start playing with them. Ask yourself what works about each one and what may be a limitation in the way it was designed.

Watch this animated video by Daniel Sax, with visuals accompanying an  audio interview with Ira Glass describing what he calls "the gap."