Jeff Howard - Ludomancy: Games as Occult Practice in Between States

Ludomancer, Technomage, Occult Game Designer. Dr. Jeff Howard is Senior Lecturer in Games at Falmouth University in Cornwall, where he specializes in occult, metal, and Gothic themes and mechanics. His theory and practice converge in his work as lead designer of Arcana, a ceremonial magick simulator. He is a worldbuilding consultant for Apocalypse Studios on Deadhaus Sonata, a Gothic action roleplaying game. He is also the author of two books: Game Magic: A Game Designer’s Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice and Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives, as well as the creator of “Howard’s Law of Occult Game Design” (published in 100 Principles of Game Design).
Before joining Falmouth University, Dr. Howard taught for ten years as an Associate Professor of Game Development and Design at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. In 2012, he presented at the Game Developer’s Conference Online, where he spoke about “Occult Game Design: An Initiation into Secrets and Mysteries.” In 2017, he presented “Force and Fire: Making Your Game More Metal” to an audience of professional game designers at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, the largest game development event in the United States.
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