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The blog book tour for The Gamification of Learning and Instruction has come to an end. I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the tour. THANK YOU! The tour gained a great deal of momentum and has served to raise the awareness of gamification (both the pros and the cons). To date, the tour […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Just read an article in our local newspaper that indicated the state of Pennsylvania spent $30 million dollars last year on testing. It kinda made me sick…especially since fill-in-the-blank testing only really has value when measuring a person’s ability to be successful at fill-in-the-blank tests, no real-world application. Games would be so much better at […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are three thoughts I had the other day when I was discussing gamification with some folks. 1) The term “game” has some really positive associations with it. Lots of people like to play games and games mostly seem to be fun but the term also causes people to have some really negative reactions. I […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are some slides and the articles I referenced in my presentation to a great group of folks today. Fall 2011 Training Industry Quarterly Article: Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer July 2012 T&D Article: Games, Gamification and the Quest for Interactive Learning Fall 2012 Training Industry Quarterly Article 5 Gaming Elements for elearning […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →These techniques can be used for Instructor-Led Training or eLearning modules. These ideas originated in work done by Mark Lepper, a researcher from Stanford University and Thomas Malone also a researcher from Stanford who’s work includes extensive investigations into why games are fun and motivational. The two teamed up and wrote what they called “The […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are three different and sometimes opposing views of Gamification. You probably have seen this all before but I thought it was worth bringing them together in one location. The first is by Jesse Schell at the 2010 DICE conference. He did present the concept somewhat “tongue in cheek” but it is still an interesting […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a great video aimed at getting game designers to consider the concept of playtesting in the design of video games. In instructional design “talk” we call it formative evaluation. Take a look at the video and see if the instruction interventions you create could somehow benefit from playtesting (hint, they can) Playtesting sounds […]
Continue Reading →One questions I am asked frequently is about the idea of building a game for a learning experience or adding Gamification elements to a course or learning program. The question is usually, “Help, where do I start with all this?” As with almost anything, the first place to start is with self-education. Because shortly, you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Gamification can play a key role in how organizations train employees because it does two key things. First, Gamification forces designers of instruction within organizations or supporting organizations to think through how to make learning more engaging. It provides a new lens for the creation of all types of instruction, the lens of game-designer. While […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a great conference, I won’t be able to go but a great deal of industry luminaries are presenting at the conference. It would be well worth your time if you are interested in serious games for learning. 50+ Speakers Address the Future of Games for Training, Learning More than 50 of the top […]
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