Masterclass: Game Design & Creation for Education & Scenario Play

This November, explore the art and science of game design, spark your creativity and discover how games can foster teamwork, critical thinking, and fun.

Benefits for Children: Lovingly known as 'Gamer Dad' in the tabletop gaming community, Musa has inspiring stories from teaching Language Arts & STEM in Singapore and international schools overseas getting students away from digital screens towards positive play. He has brought analogue and digital games to classrooms, engaging a very broad spectrum of students, from at-risk youths to high performing overachievers. As a parent, he has also raised his own children through play, with several making it through Raffles Institution.

Benefits for Adults: Through scenario-based play like Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop games, he has also brought games to workplaces, engaging teachers and developing professionals to better navigate ambiguity and uncertainty. During COVID, his passion in play-based learning even extended into the virtual world, bringing joy to others over Zoom and Miro. To him, imagination through play brings new innovation.

No prior experience needed—simply bring your imagination!

• Learn fundamentals of good boardgame design
• Gain familiarity with key terminologies in gaming industry
• Explore key mechanics & what makes games truly fun
• Understand how theme, balance & interaction shape play
• Brainstorm wild yet purposeful ideas for your game
• Build and test your game and others' through prototyping

You may also make your payment via PayNow to UEN 201605120G and include 'GAME DESIGN [Name]' under remarks. Materials, snacks and drinks provided. Musollah space also provided.

PERKS: As a bonus, you also gain exclusive access into our Gamers' Guild and our GUILD+ Collective chats on WhatsApp & Telegram where you could promote and share your game creation journey. You will also gain FREE entry to our Board Knight sessions for the next 6 months (worth at least $72) where you could also playtest your prototypes and gain valuable feedback before you go public or on Kickstarter.

PATHWAY: You will attain a 'Certificate of Completion' which qualifies you for future Intermediate/Advanced Game Design masterclasses in 2026.

COMMUNITY: Your financial support means a lot to us in the Gamer's Guild. At least 0.5% of our revenue goes into social, environmental and carbon removal projects. It also helps us continue growing the movement beyond our current 54 members towards bringing purposeful play and creative wellbeing to all, one teacher, one professional, one parent, one child at a time. Each dollar goes a long way.

TRAINER PROFILE

Musa Jaafar, founder of Gamerdad Games & Edutainment, is an experienced educator and game enthusiast who has spent over two decades bridging the worlds of education, gaming, and gamification. Drawing from his extensive background in teaching and game design, he uses tabletop role-playing games and board games as tools to foster engagement, creativity, and collaboration in learning.

Musa has conducted professional development workshops for educators, demonstrating how board games can enhance critical thinking, communication, and classroom dynamics. As a seasoned game master and designer, he also organizes community game meetups aimed at promoting mental wellness and social connection, creating safe, inclusive spaces for people to unwind and bond over shared play. Through Gamerdad, he continues to advocate for the educational and social power of games, showing that play can be both meaningful and transformative.

Presented a boardgame made with his two sons at a Maker Faire and Singapore Toys, Games and Comics Convention. Multiple corporate staff-bonding and welfare sessions for corporate clients and schools - including a game design workshop for a primary school.

VENUE PROFILE

Situated near Kaki Bukit MRT, Kakiku is a beautifully designed space, hidden in an industrial estate near Bedok, where artisanal craft and handcrafted wooden furniture meets tech and enterprise.

----------------------------------

For further enquiry, simply message us via Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildasia) or Instagram (@guildasia), or email us at hello@groundupinnovation.org