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Wow, had a great 3 days at DevLearn, met some absolutely wonderful, fascinating and brilliant folks. Saw a bunch colleagues and friends, and had lots of fun in the Gamification Workshop. So the slides to the Gamification workshop can be found here. Some one asked me about interactivity in a virtual classroom environment, here are […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are the resources and slides from my workshop presentation in Las Vegas. Day One: Here are the introductory slides Introduction Materials for Gamification Workshop from Karl Kapp Here are the slides related to game elements. Game Elements from Karl Kapp Here are slides related to motivation. Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp Here […]
Continue Reading →Met some wonderful people in Chicago, reconnected with old friends and co-author Tony O’Driscoll and had a great time!! The river cruise was a lot of fun and educational. The presentation was a great deal of fun. We played “Fact or Fishy”. Here is a copy of my slides from the presentation. Learning 3.0 Training […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I think this is an interesting depiction of video games in schools. From: OnlineCollegeCourses.com Used under Creative Common Licence and with written permission.
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are some thoughts on what needs to be done to develop an instructional game that meets the objective of actually teaching something to the player. Image found at thisSource. Image and environment created by Breakaway Ltd. See it here. — To ensure that the goals of a serious game are met, the first priority […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Gamification has several definitions but the one I find most compelling is one that involves elements of games beyond just points, badges and leaderboards. A definition that includes using elements like challenge, story, role-play, feedback–what I call “deeper” game elements. When examined that way, one major advantage that gamification has over many traditionally designed e-learning […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Here are four papers, articles, and/or chapters that discuss various aspects of gamification and what it means to education, learning and the public in general. WARNING–There is not a general consensus among these articles…that’s exactly why I collected these different views. The first article is from an online journal called GAME. Here is a description […]
Continue Reading →Here are Seven unique slide decks from Slideshare.net each giving a different take (visually and contextually) on the concept of gamification. The first is from Sebastian Deterding: 9,5 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Gamification from Sebastian Deterding The second was presented at a conference by Kyle Findlay and Kirsty Aberts. It’s got great […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are three more views on Gamification. Also, in case you missed it here are the first Three Views on Gamification. This one is from Gabe Zichermann Here is one from Sebastian Deterding What is Gamification with Extra Credits BONUS Fourth Item: Gamification of Education from Extra Credits
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Leave a Comment (0) →Met some wonderful people and had a great time at the inaugural SPBT event The medical Device and Diagnostic Trainers Summit. The presentation was a great deal of fun. We played “Fact or Fishy” which resulted in a tie between team A and Team B. We had a wonderful tour of Princeton (lot of smart […]
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