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Many games involve creating, identifying or predicting a pattern. This is a common element in many basic and electronic games. It is also an important element for many professional and academic skills. Pattern recognition is the ability to recognize order in a chaos or to see relationships in disjointed information. Patterns can be found in […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Strategy games are a popular type of games that require players to outwit and outmaneuver fellow players through careful decision making, planning several moves ahead and attempting to predict outcomes and consequences of both their moves and their opponent’s moves. Perhaps one of the best known strategy games is Chess. Chess is a strategy game […]
Continue Reading →When you are considering creating a learning experience using a game or parts of games, one type of element you can add is the Construction/Creation element. Utilizing resources to build or create something new or unique requires thinking, creativity and the ability to plan several steps ahead (all items high up on Maslow’s Hierarchy–oops, I […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →In this webinar, for Training Magazine Network, I discussed how Gamification should be thought of as a design sensibility and not merely a digital tool. We talked about how gamification and game-thinking is more of a thought process and a methodology to engage and motivate learners. We explore several methods for applying game-thinking to your […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →On Tuesday July 22, 2014 I am giving a webinar that will be interactive. Sometimes people talk about gamification or game-based learning but don’t use the techniques in their webinars. Well this webinar will have game elements included so you can see how it’s done. Join me for an engaging event using audience response software […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I recently had the opportunity to speak to a group of representatives from the American Institute of CPAs in jazzy New Orleans. Here are the slides. Short Explanation of Gamification Applications Mentioned Taxodus Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Games PayOff Application Zombie’s Run Application Video Articles Here is some information on thinking like a game […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are resources from a webinar about gamification I recently conducted for an international consultancy. Gamification and Game-Thinking from Karl Kapp Defining Gamification Articles and Blog Entries of Interest Gamification is about Design, Not Technology Playing with the Definition of Game-Thinking 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change Storytelling and Instructional Design Instructional Games and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The other day I had a chance to catch up with my friend Sharon Boller, she and I have conducted a number of workshops together and we both share a passion for games and game-based learning. In fact, we are co-facilitating a live online course for the eLearning Guild called simply, “Game Design.” You can […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are the resources related to the workshop titled “Pedagogical Foundation for Games, Gamification and Immersive Learning.” Defining Gamification Articles and Blog Entries of Interest Playing with the Definition of Game-Thinking 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change Storytelling and Instructional Design Instructional Games and Narrative Eight Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing Rewards […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Soon I will be presenting at the ASTD International Conference in Washington, DC. My title for the presentation is Three Mysterious Keys to Interactive Learning: Game-Thinking, Game-Elements, and Gamification. I am presenting Wednesday morning so, if you can make it—it would be great to have you in the session. As part of that presentation, I […]
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