Basketball - younger teenagers, all-ability, mixed @ Bushey (1)

Jon has 30 years of experience in how the brain interprets the world around us. In this session, Jon will demonstrate how to enhance in-game decision-making by shifting players' perceptions of their surroundings.

Artificial Intelligence views information as versatile Lego-like components that can be combined into various predetermined structures. When players regard their fellow players in the same Lego-like manner, they focus solely on how to fit them into a predefined strategy. This leads players to make automated, mechanical decisions within the game.

Jon helps players shift their perspective, transforming their view of other players from Lego-like figures to obstacles that block their line of sight. He encourages them to navigate around these barriers to discover hidden elements they weren't aware of, leading to those surprising moments of realization: "Wow, I had no idea that was there!"

Players transition from viewing the game as a mere assembly of LEGO-like characters…