Games Article Published in Online Training Magazine

Here is a link to an article by Margery Weinstein with an interview from me and great additional pieces and interviews with James Sharpe, senior vice president, Strategic Solutions, PDI Ninth House and Chris Musselwhite, Sue Kennedy, and Sue Probst of Discovery Learning Inc.

In the article, Get Your Head in the Game, I discuss how there are two expectations of games for learning these days. One is based on the mega-realistic games like Halo and the Uncharted Series (realistic in visual quality and character movement…not in storyline or actual events). And simple but quick games like Angry Birds.

Here is a piece from the article:

Kapp says two different consumer-based game products are setting learners’ expectations these days. “Madden Football and Halo franchises are setting high expectations for 3-D graphics, realistic scenes, and authentic interactions,” he notes. “At the other end, mobile device games such as Angry Birds are setting the bar for engaging games with simple but fun graphical user interfaces. Learners want both types of games in their organization’s online learning tool kit.”

Check out the entire article here.

James Sharpe discusses what training professionals seem to be most excited about—and most need to think about—in the realm of educational games and simulations while the team from Discovery Learning Inc., offers their insights into solutions to frequently asked simulation questions.