by Captain Carol | Oct 1, 2022 | Lumen, News
Lumen was created as part of my MFA thesis exhibition on game-based learning and it’s been exactly one year since my show’s reception on October 1st, 2021. I can’t believe how fast this year has flown by. I had hoped to have Lumen a bit closer to...
by Captain Carol | Sep 22, 2022 | News
Spent part of the day designing QR cards for Lumen. This website is still a work in progress so it made more sense to share a Linktree for Lumen since I have information about it here, on my artist site, and across social media. I was originally going to add some...
by Captain Carol | Aug 27, 2022 | News
Ahoy friends! I’m excited to announce that I’ll be presenting at the 2022 SPE South Central conference, Come Together, taking place Oct. 14-15 in Shreveport, LA. I’ve been a member of SPE since 2010 and am super pumped to get to share...
by Captain Carol | Aug 20, 2022 | Lumen
After determining my theme and mechanics I had to determine the exact content of the game. I knew I would need two decks of cards, one terminology deck and one photo deck, a rulebook, and packaging for the game. I knew based on experience with Cards Against Humanity...
by Captain Carol | Aug 14, 2022 | News
Exciting news! My teaching and learning workshop proposal on game-based learning was accepted by the Society for Photographic Education and I’ll be presenting on game-based learning and Lumen at the 2023 SPE Annual Conference titled ‘Homecoming’...
by Captain Carol | Aug 13, 2022 | Recommendations
Drawing and guessing games are a ton of fun, and there are several platforms online that make setting up a game a breeze. Jump in a public room to get started fast or create your own public or private room and up your game with a custom word bank. Here are a few of my...
by Captain Carol | Aug 12, 2022 | Lumen
When I started grad school I wasn’t sure what my thesis research would focus on but I worked on several educational game projects during grad school and those projects and my desire to combine some of my passions led me to research game-based learning. Game-based...
by Captain Carol | Jun 2, 2022 | Behind the Scenes
Olivia and Carol Ahoy friends! I’m Carol, captain/founder of Blackwater Buccaneers. I’m primarily a graphic designer by day and a gamer by night but I’m also a photographer, artist, educator, and entrepreneur. I hail from Alabama where I currently...
