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In video games, the player controls a great deal. He or she can decide what direction to explore, how many inventory items to gather, how to angle the bird to hit the pig’s house and other decisions. Most of the time, the player can even decide the level of difficulty he or she want to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A sense of suspense, mystery and intrigue draws people into games, movies and novels…but rarely learning events. When playing a game, inevitably, players become curious—what happens if I go over to this place or explore this room. What if I run into the open? What if I open this door or go out through a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →You know the old saying, “No risk, no reward.” Lots of training has no risk and, for most learners, it has no reward. Nothing gets the heart pounding or the sweat beading on your brow like the prospect of messing up a major project at work or shutting down a production line because of a […]
Continue Reading →One way to get creative in education is to think long and hard about educational creativity and what it means, here are three videos that do that in unique and, I think, thought provoking ways… View in order for most impact… Interesting Mash Up A crash course in creativity: Tina Seelig at TEDxStanford Making an […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One great element of learning games is the amount of feedback that you can provide is usually more consistent and more evident than feedback given in more traditional learning venues Whether you give your players immediate or delayed feedback depends on how you want them to use the information and the type of information you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are resources from the presentation. The Influence of Technology on the Future of Learning from Karl Kapp Also, here are some links that provide some additional information about what we discussed in the workshop. Creating a “Story” as the Foundation for Virtual World Learning Events Storytelling and Instructional Design Tell Me a Story Accidental […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →How do you get in the “creative mood”? As someone designing a learning game, gamification event, classroom instruction or eLearning…there are times when we need to put on our creativity hat and get going. But sometimes we are stuck. Here are three videos on creativity that may help… Always love John Cleese! Interesting idea about […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →With instructional game design, as with any design, there are some common pitfalls one should strive to avoid. Here are a handful.Pitfall #1 – Undertaking this process without playing games. You can’t design learning games if you don’t play or like games. You must be familiar with different game types and experiences to design effective […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In Silicon Valley California having a great time conducting a workshop. Great interactions and insights. Here are some resources from the workshop. Introduction Slides on Game Elements Game Elements from Karl Kapp Slides on Motivation I Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp Slides on Motivation II (In Game Achievements) Looking at In Game Achievements […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are the top ten best practices for instructional game design. (Plus a bonus) Practice #1 – Design the learning game to meet specific instructional objectives. (Seems obvious but it gets overlooked more times than one would think.) Practice #2 – Embed the learning game into a curriculum using the following structure: Set up the […]
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