Aya Matsuyama
5 Aug 2024
[Aug2024] Possible World Discovery Session Report
Possible World-Discovery Session Report
Possible World is an online platform for transformative serious games. Through immersive gameplay, reflection, and guided exercises, uncover your true potential and spark lasting change. Explore interactive scenarios and engage in meaningful dialogue to gain deep insights into your mindset. Designed for individuals and organizations of all sizes, Possible World empowers you to cultivate a growth mindset, ignite innovation, and drive sustainable results. Experience the power of play in our focused 2-hour sessions, with optional post-session briefings for further analysis.
This approach allows us to share our unique strengths and co-create something greater together. Remember, we don't need to be experts in everything.
We've begun integrating our discovery sessions with co-hosting opportunities for our game hosts. This fosters a collaborative learning environment within our ecosystem. I personally gained valuable insights from supporting and observing Simpson lead a session.
1. Overview
Theme: Possible World x Education
Date: Aug 05, 2024 18:00–20:00 JST
Location: Online
Countries connected: Malaysia, Australia (Sydney and Darwin), New Zealand and the Philippines
Number of Participants: 6 people
2. Workshop Overview and Highlights
This was the first time P-Lab co-created a session with one of the Game Hosts.
Why Possible World?: Because we know so much, yet something is still missing… Let’s explore that with Possible World
Check-in: Brief self-introductions and one word regarding 'uncertainty'
Game Instruction: Explanation of basic rules and operations of the game
Exploration Session: A couple of players experienced technical difficulties adjusting their browsers to fit the game screen.
Serious Gameplay: Full gameplay session with active communication observed, both verbal and through text messages. Players demonstrated a deeper understanding of projects than usual.
Reflection: Used Zoom Whiteboard.
Dialogue: Questions included: How did you feel when you first started? What were the challenges? How did you overcome them during the play?
Check-out: Final sharing of thoughts and preview of the next session
3. Participant Voices
I felt supported so continued and frustrations ebbed away.
There were some glitches with the avatar responses and working around these was creative and fun. I enjoyed experiencing how we were all working to find ways to help one another and create a balanced world
What I learned today is to be aware of all sort of impact we make in daily bases...Challenges - helping novices with the operations so that they could feel competent and be contributing to the world we’re co-creating
Overcame by asking and giving and playing WHILE watching the world condition meter. AWARENESS has been heightened over time
Struggled with so many ways of reaching out to people…
After I attended the session, it made me aware that my actions (even though small one) will actually bring impact to the society and environment.
4. Reflections and Learnings
Methods: Zoom
Key Learnings and Insights: Even when the intention is there, it can be complicated to communicate, especially when the time available is limited...