The European Game Science Lab (EGSL) is an interdisciplinary higher education alliance uniting five academic and innovation institutions across Germany, Italy, Turkey, and Lithuania. We combine behavioral game theory with systemic game design to build open-access pedagogical frameworks, card-based ideation tools, and critical curricula for a society in flux.
Public presentation and live meta-ideation playtests at BolognaFiere GiX Stand.
[ DISSEMINATION → ]2026.11.26 // WP4Academic workshop and educator training session hosted by Centro GiX in Florence.
[ WORKSHOP → ]2026.12.12 // WP2Semester integration of LUNA into Game Studio and Tabletop Game Design curricula in Istanbul.
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In the first week of May 2026, DE:HIVE ran a five-day hands-on game design workshop at HTW Berlin’s Culture and Design (CuDe) Week. Using the LUNA Structures stack without Frame cards, 12 interdisciplinary students transitioned from rotating ideation to three playable tabletop prototypes.
From 22 to 24 May 2026 at BolognaFiere, the European Game Science Lab presented the LUNA Framework at the GiX research booth — conducting live meta-ideation playtests with international festival visitors, educators, and designers.
HTW Berlin joined Bahçeşehir University (BAU) in Istanbul for the kickoff of two full-semester university courses — Game Studio and Tabletop Game Design — embedding the LUNA Framework directly into international game design curricula.
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[ ALL 17 INSIGHTS → ]The Ludo-Narrative Game Design Framework (LUNA) is an empirical, card-based analysis and design system. Rather than treating game mechanics and narrative framing as separate silos, LUNA structures playful systems along a unified ontology tested with over 300 students, researchers, and industry practitioners.
Established to endure well beyond the 2027 grant horizon, the EGSL Teaching Network connects universities, game labs, and lecturers across Europe. We co-develop open-access course blueprints, interdisciplinary summer schools, and cross-border game jams addressing societal transformation.
