In Flaubert’s Bouvard and Pécuchet, the folly of pursuing exhaustive knowledge is revealed to the reader.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_Pécuchet

Taxonomies are, nevertheless, an incredibly useful— read: highly relatable— tool for collecting constellations of information that appear to be related, but for which their interrelationships are not yet apparent.

What it is? What it was? What it shall be?

It’s anyone’s guess about when to invest in Bitcoin, but block chaining, micro credentials, and nano degrees as a future proof model for education appear to be here to stay.

What if in addition to the printed cards in our deck being tools students can use to solve creative or interpersonal challenges after graduation they were also micro certifications that demonstrated proficiency in various areas? In other words, both the proof and reward of playing and winning at the game— the evidence demonstrating newly acquired skills.

Even individuals uninterested in using the deck as intended (a tool for getting unstuck) would likely be pleased to display collectible certificate cards from the program.

At present, the idea is to present the cards within the gaming environment digitally which should help mitigate objections to the random tasks they will represent for students that might otherwise be unwelcome. In other words, cards presented with in the gaming context are more likely to be accepted as part of gameplay and less likely to be perceived as a trespass.

Human beings have an inherent tendency to seek out novelty and challenges, to extend and exercise their capacities, to explore, and to learn.

—Edward Deci, psychologist 

How long does it take before ideas actually stick?

How frequently do concepts need to be reiterated to accomplish deep learning?

Intervals, pacing, and continuity of learning… As with integrals, the closer the nodes (touchpoints of learning) become, the closer we get to continuity— to connecting the dots into a thread of meaning.

Preferred paths vs. exploratory trajectories— efficacious approaches to sustainable inspiration?

“Delight, unfortunately, doesnʼt last.”

-Raph Koster, Game Designer