Episode 148 - Using Games to Improve the World with Stop, Drop, and Roll Games feat. Laurie Blake

Dustin chats with Laurie Blake about the power of games for good. We chat about his company Stop, Drop, and Roll Games and its mission-- inclusive, conscientious, and immersive. We also chat about their game Earth Rising and how it ties into games for learning.

• Episode Topics (timestamps are for podcast episode | video time stamps are available on YouTube)
  • 00:00 - Board Gaming with Education - Twitch or YouTube or Facebook
  • 1:49 - Introduction to Laurie Blake
  • 8:24 - Using Games to Improve the World
  • 18:50 - Earth Rising
  • 35:00 - Game Time

Games/Books from this Episode [Links include games in our Board Gaming with Education Store or Amazon affiliate links]:

• Earth Rising
• Genius Games like Cytosis
• Capital Games Studios like Wongamania
• Pokemon
• Hero Quest

Check out our board game store for a curated collection of board games for learning at home and in the classroom: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com

Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round.

Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode.

https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/laurie-blake