eLearning Games

December 14, 2015

How To Build Powerful Serious Games: The ITyStudio Case

Training programs that shift from text-based eLearning to “Learning by doing” is a dream come true for employers / trainers who are frustrated with underperforming employees. How do we engage employees in serious games? Simple. A storyline with characters, combined with a great authoring tool!

by Yann Teyssier

December 4, 2015

7 Tips To Use Puzzle Games In eLearning

Puzzles bring out the curiosity and fascination in all of us, which makes them an ideal match for eLearning experiences. In this article, I’ll share how you can incorporate puzzle games into your eLearning course in order to boost emotional connectivity and engage your audience.

by Christopher Pappas

December 3, 2015

Explore, Fail, Practice: eLearning Games In Compliance Training

The unique qualities of serious games can help make your compliance training more engaging and effective. Learn what types of compliance training really benefit from eLearning games and what you can do to introduce them into your next compliance training programme.

by Alan Bourne

December 2, 2015

How MotionMagix’s Interactive Play Platform Transforms The Way Kids Learn And Play

Give kids a choice between playing and studying, they would most definitely choose playing! Kids tend to have a meager attention span. Various reasons could be associated with this; interests, child personalities, level of engagement, interactivity to hold the child’s attention while the child is getting entertained at the same time.

by Anup Tapadia

November 4, 2015

Game-Based Learning: What Do Gamers Expect Of eLearning?

The reason that many people will draw on the conclusion that eLearning is often unappealing or unengaging is that the audience will predominantly be those who enjoy video games as a hobby. Most eLearning itself with its interactive and participative content does carry a lot of similarities with video games, so parallels will often be drawn between the two. In this article I will share what gamers expect of eLearning, so that you will be able to know what you should be mindful of when creating game-based learning experiences.

by Chris Hodgson

November 1, 2015

Gamification And Game-Based Learning: Two Different Things

We often see people getting confused between gamification and game-based learning. However, the objectives, results, and implementation methods of each one are totally different.

by Anand Timothy

October 27, 2015

An Introduction To Multi-Device eLearning Games

eLearning games are a great way to boost engagement with your learners, but with the growing need for multi-device friendly courses, how can you make sure your eLearning games are accessible for everyone? This introduction gives you the best options for developing gamification elements and eLearning games which work on any device.

by Alan Bourne

October 1, 2015

Gamification And Game Based Learning: Yes, They Are Different!

Gamification and game based Learning (GBL) are both very popular trends in corporate learning now. The benefits of games are evident in training and learning; not only at the K-12 level, but in corporate circles as well. But both terms, gamification and game based Learning, cannot be used interchangeably. They’re not the same thing and it is important to realize the difference.

by Heena Nanda

August 17, 2015

Simulations And Games: Making Learning Fun!

Regardless of our age, playing with simulators (e.g. stock market investment, driving or flight simulators) and games (Starcraft, Hearts of Iron, World of Warcraft) always puts us on the path to learning and experiencing new things. That is because if our objective is to “win” the game, then we need to explore and learn the “system” in order to beat it. That is exactly what Game-Based Learning (GBL) is all about. In this article I will cover the types of game-based learning as well as the benefits of simulations and games. In addition, I will mention some of the tools that can be used to build eLearning games and simulations. Lastly, I will discuss how you can incorporate “gamification” into your eLearning content.

by Marina Arshavskiy

July 28, 2015

Learnification Of Gaming

Gamification of learning is a well known concept; we use artifacts known from games to motivate people to learn. In this article I would like to discuss a contradictory idea: Learnification of gaming. Thinking about it I am wondering how we can better use games for by-the-way learning.

by Marek Hyla

May 22, 2015

Level Up With eLearning Games

Games are everywhere. You may consider yourself a serious, down-to-earth person, but I bet you’ve been exposed to a game recently—maybe without even realizing it. Does your car have one of those fancy dashboard systems that tells you when you’re driving fuel efficiently, or how your current gas mileage is compared to the last trip you took? Do you try to beat your previous gas mileage each time you drive somewhere? That’s a game! In a way, your car is training you to drive more fuel efficiently. The machines really are taking over…

by Stephanie Ivec

May 11, 2015

5 Ways To Create Unique Training

Do you ever feel like you’re experiencing eLearning déjà vu? Are courses starting to blend together? Don’t fall into that house of mirrors where everything looks the same! Your learners are craving new, unique training, and you can deliver! It just takes a few fresh ideas.

by Stephanie Ivec