Transformative Play Initiative

We are humbled to announce that TPI member Sarah Lynne Bowman was awarded the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Independent Award for Assessment that promotes student learning at Uppsala University for the online Master's in Transformative Game Design at Department of Game Design! The news item reads:

Sarah Lynne Bowman has demonstrated considerable teaching skill, with a particular focus on the areas of transformative game design and Live Action Role Play (LARP). As programme coordinator for the online Master’s programme in Transformative Game Design, she has developed new forms of assessment that incorporate continuous feedback as a key part of the students’ learning process. Sarah is a passionate educator who is always willing to go the extra mile to provide support in a teaching process that consistently strives for the highest possible quality.

Winners of the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Awards selected – Uppsala University Camilla Ekwall, the recipient of the Teaching Award in Medicine and Pharmacy, received flowers and congratulations from Deputy Vice-Chancellor Coco Norén. On the far right is Helena Lindqvist, Educational Developer at the University Administration. Photo: Mikael Wallerstedt, Uppsala University.

We are delighted to announce that our book, Role-playing Games for Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations, has now been translated into Spanish for EHU Press by Cristo Leon and Antonio Casado da Rocha! The original book is part of the CIRCUS Interdisciplinary Insights series at Uppsala. Edited by Sarah Lynne Bowman and Josefin Westborg, it features three essays about the use of games to practice interdisciplinarity and 4 scenarios, with one extra available on the website. Authors include Doris Rusch, Bowman, Westborg, Kaya Toft Thejls, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, and Josephine Baird.

Enjoy!

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