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Gamification is using elements traditionally thought of as “fun” or game-like to promote learning and engagement. In a real situation, learning to be safe is serious business but placing a person in a safe environment and letting them gain experience through trial and error in an online simulation brings an allowable element of failure into […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is an interesting example of using an immersive 3D learning environment to provide a realistic training experience and an unusual examination process. Below are some highlights from a case study sent to me by Caspian Learning, the makers of the 3D simulation software, Thinking Worlds. Its pretty fascinating and ground breaking use of 3D […]
Continue Reading →Here are some books that can be read that discuss different elements of “Gamification.” Total Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses Compete by Byron Reevers and J. Leighton Read. Published by Harvard Business Press. This book primarily focuses on massively multiplayer online role play games (MMORPGs) and […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →At the end of last year, I was interviewed on the topic of “Making Money in Virtual Worlds” and spoke at the University of Washington Virtual Worlds Program 2011. It was a lot of fun and the questions were very thought provoking. Here is the interview.
Continue Reading →Well, its the time in my life where things have gone full circle. I am now touring colleges with my oldest son. I remember tour colleges myself trying to find that perfect fit. So, we pile into the car and drive all over in search of the perfect campus. But…there will soon be another way […]
Continue Reading →Recently I came across the paper “Learning from Games: HCI Design Innovation in Entertainment Software” from the folks at The Interaction Lab at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. The paper describes several ways that ideas from game interfaces can be provide clear benefits to users in non-game applications. I immediately thought of self-paced e-learning […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →ProtonMedia and PPD, Inc. just announced an entire new way of conducting training for clinical trials using virtual worlds as the backbone of the solution. Interesting development as the healthcare space seems to be a large mover in 3D virtual worlds and immersive environments. Here is the release below. ProtonMedia and PPD to Introduce New […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Today my Learning in 3D co-author and I are conducting a session in VenueGen. We had a great time practicing for the session, here are some “snap shots” Here’s the press release: Co-authors of the new book “Learning in 3D” will virtually join 40 attendees to explore the impact of the immersive Internet on the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →While it’s fun to get a high score on a video game, it is just as fun to let others know you are the one who got the high score. Game designers are aware of this and early in arcade games, they created a leaderboard to add a social component to what was then essentially […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →My 3D colleague and friend, Anders Gronstedt informed me that the Gronstedt Group just got a second place at the Federal Virtual World’s Challenge for their New York City Hurricane Shelter Simulation which was developed for the City University of New York, CUNY. Check out the video. This is a great example of what Tony […]
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