Jennifer Kumer is a game thinker, consultant, and design researcher. Fusing design research with the techniques of game design, she explores new ways of designing for connectedness through socially innovative games and experiences.
She has published 2 games and been a part of the development of numerous applied game projects, including most recently, “Beyond Design: the Game of Social Solutions” with Studio Renate Boere (winner of Gold International Design Award 2021).
For her current Master in Design thesis project at Willem de Kooning Academy, she explores how a game-based tool can support deathcare professionals in engaging and empowering families and local communities in talking and planning for the end-of-life. By emphasising collaboration and connectedness, the game is designed to be a conversation starter that can help families create a shared understanding of what they want at the end of life.
Next to developing her projects, Jennifer works as an associate of Playspace (playspace.cc) where she occasionally designs teaches, and facilitates Game Thinking workshops.
There is something uniquely inspiring when looking into artistic processes that are still in progress: unpolished, experimental, and open-ended. Penny for your Thoughts is our project nursery
How do we prepare to die? Not usually a question we want to spend a lot of time thinking about, and yet, it's incredibly important. It’s often a question not answered until it is too late. This...
During the second edition of the Penny for your Thoughts presentation evenings, game designer Jennifer Kumer presents her board game titled "When my Time Comes", a game that provides an alternative...
During the second edition of the Penny for your Thoughts presentation evenings, game designer Jennifer Kumer presents her board game titled "When my Time Comes", a game that provides an alternative...
During the second edition of the Penny for your Thoughts presentation evenings, game designer Jennifer Kumer presents her board game titled "When my Time Comes", a game that provides an alternative...
During the second edition of the Penny for your Thoughts presentation evenings, game designer Jennifer Kumer presents her board game titled "When my Time Comes", a game that provides an alternative...
During the second edition of the Penny for your Thoughts presentation evenings, game designer Jennifer Kumer presents her board game titled "When my Time Comes", a game that provides an alternative...
A little impression of the cards used in the prototype for the End Of Life Game, where you are invited to talk about your preferences when you die. The game is designed by Jennifer Kumer Photo by...
