Enterprise Gamification

April 19, 2016 | Sponsored

8 Advantages Of Integrating An Interactive Training Software In Corporate Training

Quality content. Polished design. Easy navigability. Even if these three ingredients are important in order to make your learning simulations successful, they are nothing without interactivity. While it seems obvious, there are still so many training managers out there doing it the old way: Delivering content, even if valuable, without inserting any interactions. This kind of training is dead. Nowadays, you have to leverage options provided by new interactive training software, in order to make your serious games engaging. In this article, we are going to discuss 8 advantages of these kind of tools, and how you can use them to their full potential.

by Yann Teyssier

April 12, 2016

9 Tips To Use A Serious Game Authoring Tool Effectively

A serious game authoring tool alone is nothing. When it comes to Instructional Design, the hardest part is not the handle all the technical stuff related to the authoring tool you are using. It is the reflection behind it. Unfortunately, training managers tend to forget it over time, leading to missuses of their authoring tool. Consequently, in this article, we will share with you 9 tips to use your serious game authoring tool effectively.

by Yann Teyssier

April 10, 2016

Gamification Beyond Learning: The Case Of Click

Here is how the Click game can help enhance learners’ capabilities and increase their memory power through gamification.

by Mohammad Hassam

April 8, 2016

9 Myths About eLearning Authoring Tools And How To Use Them Properly

Ever since eLearning authoring tools were born, many people doubted their authenticity. People’s opinion about these tools keeps changing every now and then. Some form their opinions based on their experiences and others on hearsay. The fact remains that there is still a bit of apprehension attached to this style of learning. It is time now to compare the myths about eLearning authoring tools with the real scenario that exists today.

by Yann Teyssier

April 5, 2016

Gamification In Learning Management: What’s A Stick Without A Carrot?

Wondering what all the fuss around gamification in eLearning and gamification in Learning Management is about? This article explains the fundamental approach to incentives and disincentives that are provided by conventional techniques and gamification in order to broaden the tools learning managers can use to ensure that their trainees are getting the most out of training, and aligning to the organizational strategy.

by Allen Partridge

April 5, 2016

Keeping The Emotion In Enterprise Gamification

Is enterprise gamification being applied effectively? If yes, why gamification in large companies often gets a bad rap?

by Jayme Jenkins

March 30, 2016

9 Soft Skills To Develop With Online Business Games: The Simformer Case

Every employer has his or her own idea about the ideal employee. We are not talking about the ideal in terms of looks obviously, but rather the employee’s personal qualities and professional skills. Job duty descriptions dictate what professional skills are required and the corporate competency framework determines what personal qualities an ideal employee should possess. Here is how online business games help develop crucial soft skills such as customer focus, stress resistance, team work, and communication skills.

by Anton Makarevich

March 28, 2016 | Sponsored

6 Benefits Of Web Authoring Tools For Your Company

In a digital and cloud-based world, companies still tend to work the old way. A lot of trainers are still using traditional authoring tools, locally saved into their desktop. Even though this is a great way to work, trends are evolving: It is now time to move to web authoring tools. As it might sound a little bit scary, we decided to gather in this article the 6 main benefits provided by these new authoring softwares.

by Yann Teyssier

March 22, 2016 | Sponsored

6 Pros Of Learning Simulations

Employees working out at different time zones. Information retention. Consistency. Cost-effectiveness. ROI measurement. These are the challenges faced by trainers and employers in their everyday life. What if you could solve these hustles by embracing the potential of learning simulations?

by Yann Teyssier

March 14, 2016 | Sponsored

5 Tips To Create Meaningful And Engaging 2D Simulations

Engagement. This is what effective training simulations are all about. The truth is, about 80% of learners are complaining about the lack of interactivity in their learning modules. Consequently, results are going down, training managers are getting frustrated, and the overall skills of the organization are not increasing. In this article, we are going to solve this problem, by showing you how to create meaningful and engaging 2D simulations.

by Yann Teyssier

March 8, 2016

What Are The Benefits Of Serious Game Development? Featuring 4 Killer Examples

Serious game development is growing. Military, corporate, education, and health care organizations from around the world are enjoying the positive effects that serious game development have had on their organization’s learning needs. Even though this is a matter of fact, some of them are still not confident about this new eLearning trend. If you still have doubts about serious games efficiency in eLearning, you should keep reading.

by Yann Teyssier

March 1, 2016

8 Tips To Create 3D Simulations For Non-Game Designers: The ITyStudio Case

Putting knowledge into action. This is the statement we hear the most from our customers. If you are a training manager, chances are you face the same issues. To date, the best way to engage your learners into the training is to use serious games. More precisely, 3D simulations. At the first glance, everything seem clean and easy. Nevertheless, when it comes to serious game development, hurdles are along the way. Graphical environments. Characters. Scenario based learning. All the elements you have to put together can overwhelm you. Suddenly, your dream of creating 3D simulations becomes a technical nightmare. Fortunately, there are easy to use solutions out there. Keep reading to learn how to create your first 3D simulations quickly and easily.

by Yann Teyssier