Game-Based Learning

Who doesn’t love some friendly competition, even with themselves?! Find out what game-based learning is and how it can spice things up in your eLearning course.

5 Tips To Make Learning Games Effective
June 9, 2014

5 Tips To Make Learning Games Effective

The worth of games in learning has been explored in education and corporate training. In learning games motivation and engagement are not the main goal. Yes, they definitely help the learners get engaged but the ultimate goal is the mastery of knowledge and skills which are important in the workplace. The ultimate goal is the outcome of the gaming experience - the transfer of knowledge or skills gained onto the job. The article illustrates 5 Tips of ensuring that the goal is successfully achieved and that players LEARN.
by Heena Nanda
March 21, 2014

Can Serious Games Spice Up Product Knowledge Training?

Product knowledge training has traditionally been difficult because of the large amounts of information learners must simply remember. Using serious games for learning and sound instructional design principles can vastly improve the amount of information adult learners can commit to long-term memory.
by Steven Boller
The Secret to Effective e-Learning Games
March 6, 2014

The Secret to Effective eLearning Games

Serious games do more than just offer a few badges for finishing a quiz here and there. An effective serious game creates a learning environment where learning objectives are translated into important behaviors, where the context is meaningful to the learner and decisions are consequential.
by Stephanie Ivec
Marczewski’s Gamification User Types
January 28, 2014

Marczewski’s Gamification User Types

Whilst many people are aware of Bartle’s Player Types, they may not be aware that Richard Bartle himself is of the opinion they do not translate well to non MMO games or non game related systems – especially gamified systems. As such, I went back to the drawing board to look closer at motivations that may drive users within gamified systems and how they can be used to design better experiences.
by Andrzej Marczewski
January 17, 2014

Games Or Gamification?

As educators and trainers, what can we learn from the success of video games, and how can we use some of those lessons to make better learning experiences for our learners? With real project examples, Tim Buff looks at some of the key points of games and gamification in learning.
by Tim Buff
January 15, 2014

4 Mistakes That Ruin A Serious Game’s Learning Value

If serious games are not carefully mapped to the key elements needed for learning. Instructional designers new to game design must take the time to learn about common game elements and how they link to learning. The result? Serious games that avoid the common mistakes detailed in this article!
by Steven Boller
December 30, 2013

Make Progress Obvious In Gamification For Learning

You’re considering -or already using- gamification in learning and your mission is clear: You want to increase engagement and motivation by harnessing the power of what humans inherently love to do -play games. Now take your gamification design to the next level by making progress obvious for your players.
by Cindy McCabe
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