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Here is a link and a video about the implementation of game-based learning. It features Bryan Austin of Game On! Learning and also Carol Clark, advisory game changer for Game On! Learning. Here is some of the advice from the article. The objectives to be achieved throughout an effective implementation include:Setting expectations for, and benefits […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Had a great time at DevLearn, first doing a workshop with Sharon Boller and her crew from BLP. And then presenting on Five Things that Instructional Designers can Learn from Game Designers. Here are the slides and some resources from my presentation. Five Things Game Designers Can Teach eLearning Designers from Karl Kapp Here are […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Recently I had a great opportunity to present in St. Louis (one day after my San Fran presentation) to a wonderful group of learning and development professionals, here are some notes, links and resources from that presentation. It was for the Learn St. Louis ASTD Conference. Here are the slides Creating Learner Engagement Through Gamification […]
Continue Reading →Games are interesting and engaging because they require interactivity from the very beginning of the game playing experience. There is always some type of action to be undertaken or an adventure to be experienced. When a player first enters a game, he or she takes action, moves in a certain direction or makes a choice. […]
Continue Reading →You know the old saying, “No risk, no reward.” Lots of training has no risk and, for most learners, it has no reward. Nothing gets the heart pounding or the sweat beading on your brow like the prospect of messing up a major project at work or shutting down a production line because of a […]
Continue Reading →With instructional game design, as with any design, there are some common pitfalls one should strive to avoid. Here are a handful.Pitfall #1 – Undertaking this process without playing games. You can’t design learning games if you don’t play or like games. You must be familiar with different game types and experiences to design effective […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In Silicon Valley California having a great time conducting a workshop. Great interactions and insights. Here are some resources from the workshop. Introduction Slides on Game Elements Game Elements from Karl Kapp Slides on Motivation I Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp Slides on Motivation II (In Game Achievements) Looking at In Game Achievements […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are the top ten best practices for instructional game design. (Plus a bonus) Practice #1 – Design the learning game to meet specific instructional objectives. (Seems obvious but it gets overlooked more times than one would think.) Practice #2 – Embed the learning game into a curriculum using the following structure: Set up the […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Here are three interesting videos about game design, they are not focused on instructional games but if you substitute “instructional game designer” every time they mention “game designer” you will learn a great deal about designing instructional games. This presentation talks about the different genres of games. This is a great top ten list that […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Doing a presentation for an online conference called GAME ON: Exploring innovative pedagogies: Using game design to enhance online learning being conducted by Charles Darwin University in Australia. In that presentation I am going to discuss game-based learning in a 30 minute talk called “Where is the learning in games?” So here are the games […]
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