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Here are three videos from the Extra Credit series that are thought provoking in the area of game design. If you are thinking of using games for learning, check these out and think about the messages. Here is the first video about using games in education and how “voluntarily” playing games is a HUGE part […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Include learning games as part of a larger learning strategy for the organization, not as simply a “bolt-on” to existing learning or as something “extra.” In creating a strategy of learning with game-based interventions, it’s important to consider a game or certain type of game as just one piece of the learning puzzle. For example, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Today I had the privilege of traveling to one of my sister universities West Chester and talking about the use of games and within the context of a college classroom. Also thanks to Melissa Milloway an alum with whom I did not get a picture:(. Here I am with the session organizers. As part of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is some interesting research about competition reported in an research paper titled “The N-Effect: More Competitors, Less Competition” by Stephen M. Garcia from the University of Michigan and Avishalom Tor from the University of Haifa published in the Journal of Psychological Science, Volume 20—Number 7, 2008. In the research article, five studies were undertaken. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This is an excerpt written by Lucas Blair from the book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction. Let’s contrast Measurement and Completion achievements, which describe two distinct conditions under which we reward players for their actions. Measurement achievements are given to players for completing a task to a certain degree. Their performance can be measured […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This is an excerpt written by Lucas Blair from the book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction. GOAL ORIENTATION A player’s goal orientation must be considered when designing achievements, as it will influence how they experience gamification and games through goals they set for themselves. There are two types of goal orientation, which are commonly […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are eight story types by author and storyteller Stephen Denning. He indicates that these types of stories can be used by leaders to effect change. Motivate Others to Action—These types of stories are designed to ignite action and to spur implementation of new ideas or activities within an organization. These are motivational in nature […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In Gamification and other learning situations, encourage the learner to make meaningful and consequential choices within clearly defined rules and a safe environment. Gamification that provides the learnerwith the opportunity to decide whether to bypass some lesson elements and control the sequence at which they receive content is considered high in learner control. In contrast, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The other day I had a chance to ask Eric Lee a few questions about being a voice artist , storytelling, how he got started and why high quality audio is so important for effective eLearning. Kapp: You are in a rather unique area of online learning development, you are a voice artist. Can you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →(Scroll Down to Simulation, if you want to get right the simulation part of this post.) Last week, I had a wonderful time at Training 2014. The event was, as usual, a lot of fun. Especially since I had to miss TechKnowledge. So here is a recap and a story of the hyper-realistic simulation we […]
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