Spotlight on Toben

HQP Toben Racicot (Waterloo, Games Institute) works under the spervision of Neal Randall (Waterloo, Games Institute) to develop an analogue board game inspired by the historical environment of late medieval Sussex. In it, players must manage natural resources and production controlled by Battle Abbey. Toben’s game will be playable in both tabletop and digital versions and will offer players another point of access to engage problems of historical environment.

Toben’s doctoral research focuses on role-playing games, collaborative world building, loot mechanics, and the magical circle in digital forms. His dissertation examines affordances and constraints of player character generation systems and game design that allows players to explore digital spaces in singleplayer role-playing games. Toben is co-host of the Games Institute podcast.