Play
Games, simulations, and playful experiences that make learning, thinking, and collaboration more engaging.
What you’ll get
Custom games, workshops, and playful learning experiences designed to help people explore ideas, practise skills, and solve problems together.

Why choose us
We combine expertise in learning design with years of experience creating and facilitating educational games, simulations, and interactive experiences.

How it works
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Explore the challenge
We identify the learning goals, behaviours, decisions, or concepts that participants need to understand.
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Design the experience
We create a game, simulation, workshop, or activity tailored to your audience and objectives
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Play and learn
Participants engage, reflect, and apply their learning through structured experiences and facilitated discussion.
FAQ's
Is this just for schools?
No. We design playful learning experiences for schools, universities, businesses, conferences, and community organisations.
What kinds of games?
Board games, card games, simulations, role-playing experiences, workshop activities, and custom learning games.
Can you run events?
Yes. We can facilitate workshops, conference sessions, game-based learning experiences, and larger public events.
Let’s start something
If you’re trying to define growth more clearly, build a progression that holds up, or stop your assessment language drifting into vague territory, a discovery call is the fastest way to work out whether this is a fit.

His guidance drew on deep expertise, allowing us to quickly and effectively create a high-quality assessment tool.
Ben Taylor
The English Lab

Together, we transformed the original Seven Steps rubrics for narrative, persuasive and informative writing - making them far more robust and explicit.
Sarah Bakker
Seven Steps

Ben delivered an outstanding professional learning session on developing rubrics, expertly engaging staff with practical strategies and getting everyone on board.
Sally Morath
Deputy Principal Oak Park Primary



Pattern Re:Cognition
Occasional notes on assessment, learning design, and patterns worth paying attention to.
