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Sneak peak from theupcoming The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook. The best place to start to design a game, gamificaiton experience or simulation is to play games, lots of games. In today’s modern online and video games, the elements of gamification and simulation abound. The simulated environments of Call of Duty games are highly […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Lately, I have been talking about gamification for learning and instruction with a number of different people in several different venues. Here are some of the interviews that I’ve had. Over at Engaging Leader with Jesse Lahey, we had a great conversation about Gamifying to Engage. He has an entire series on Gamification, go over […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Lately, at Bloomsburg University where I teach, there have been some great cross-over and intermingling between academic endeavors of students and corporate experiences. Students have been bridging the gap between studying and the world-of-work and the results have been remarkable. Starting a Business One of the many hats I wear at Bloomsburg is as the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Some ideas on when to use #Gamification. ( a sneak peak of my 2014 Gamification Fieldbook) Gamification can be used to accomplish a number of goals related to learning. As with any learning intervention, gamification is not the answer to every learning situation and to gamify all content or learner experiences does not make sense. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter, lots of great questions and interactions. Met a number of new friends caught up with some old friends and heard some wonderful presentations. Took one of our students, Melissa, to the event and she had a great time meeting everyone […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Totally unrelated to elearning, gamification or games is the horrible event at the Boston Marathon. Here are images of the suspects, if you know something…say something. If you were in Boston, maybe you saw something. Let’s catch these criminals. Here they are on video…someone must know these people, we need to find them. Keep up […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Alexander Pope in his work “An Essay on Criticism” famously observed “fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Unfortunately, the same is often said of efforts involving games, gamification and simulations. It is not uncommon for an interactive learning initiative to be undertaken for the wrong reasons and subsequently fail miserably. The game doesn’t […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →People often like to compare game-based learning to lectures. They want to know “which is better?” Often the answer is not that simple. While many people acknowledge different types of games for learning such as: matching games, first-person thinkers, platform games, games that require balancing resources, etc. Many people don’t realize there are also different […]
Continue Reading →Here are some ideas I’ve had lately about trying to separate games and gamification as concepts. A game is a self-contained unit. There is a defined “game-space” in which the players agree to engage in game activities. There is a clear beginning, middle and end to a game. There is a defined winning state of […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Had a great time presenting at the Evidence-Based Learning Webinar we had over 250 folks at the presentation and they had some great questions and comments. Here are the slides. 10 Things We Know About Video Games for Learning from Karl Kapp strong>Here is some content and references related to the presentation that might prove […]
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