Show Notes
In this episode we talk to Urusaro Rwagaju as we get a taste of the physical craft of Game Design.
Saro is a design strategist, award-winning vocalist & songwriter, and the creative lead at the Museum of Sticks and Stones. Her work explores how creativity, dialogue, play, and design can bring people together to foster social cohesion and build common ground.
Join us as we chat about play and community engagement, the making of MoSS’s game Smorgasboard (with a little demo at the end 👀), and the role of play in building social connection for adults 🏕️
Thank you Saro for giving us your time to talk about games and to Josephmark for providing us with a studio to record in.
If you're keen to get yourself a copy of Smorgasboard, you can get it from the MoSS store here: https://sticksstones.store/
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