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Time is an element that has many dimensions as it relates to instructional game design and game play. The most obvious is to use time as a motivator for player activity and action. As soon as that timer appears in the upper corner of an instructional video game screen and starts to count down (or […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I was looking for some resources on Gamification and found a talk by Sabastian Deterding who presented a fasinating and thought provoking Google Talk called “Meaningful Play: Getting Gamification Right” He makes a few excellent points about Gamification: 1) Having a make-believe story wrapped around an experience and adding rules and challenges makes an experience […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Over at The Escapist, they have a series of short clips called Extra Credit related to video games and how they are becoming an art form. Simple but provocative videos. This one is particularly interesting as it describes how narrative can be embedded within the mechanics and game play of a game without involved scripts, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a design process you can consider when developing an educational game for use in a school setting. A work plan for the development of an educational game prototype can be divided into three phases. To create the prototype, a team should use an iterative design process involving feedback from subject matter experts, students […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →So its the time of year to talk about best and worst. So, from the video game perspective, here are some ideas. Worst Here is the list of top ten most disappointing games of 2010 found at Wired. Over at a Yahoo! site check out 5 Worst Video Games of 2010. Best Here is a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →For those of you struggling to decide what last minute learning related gifts to give for co-workers, clients, friends and relatives, here are a few ideas. Gamification If you know someone interested in Gamification, here are a few ideas: Virtual Worlds If you know someone interested in virtual worlds: Mobile Learning Someone interested in mobile […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I am co Principle-Investigator on a project team called Simulation and Modeling in Technology Education (SMTE) which is part of a National Science Foundation five-year project to develop and research the academic potential of a hybrid instructional model that infuses computer simulations, modeling, and educational gaming into middle school technology education programs. The instructional video […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Recently I did a presentation titled for the Drug Information Association. Here are the slides and some related links. Beyond Four Walls View more presentations from Karl Kapp. Related Links: Key Advantages of Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations What it means that MS LifeScience Award Goes to 3D Virtual Conference Design Fighting Phobia’s with Augmented Reality […]
Continue Reading →Another question related to serious games and immersive learning simulations: “What are the shortcomings in the scholarship/research around Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations?“ One of the biggest shortcomings is how comparative research is conducted. Everyone wants to do a study comparing serious games/immersive learning simulations with classroom or online instruction to see which is better. Please, […]
Continue Reading →Recently I was asked a series of questions by a Ph.D., candidate about games and simulations to augment his literature review. I decided to answer the four questions in blog postings. So here is the answer to the first question which is, “What are the key advantages of Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations?” Since I am working on another project […]
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