Kapp Notes

JANUARY 17, 2013

I am often asked if an instructional or training game should be “realistic” or can the game have “fantasy” elements and still be an effective learning tool. It turns out that there are several valid and research-based reasons for including fantasy as a key element in the design of games to help people learn.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

It was sparked by Ruth Clark’s article “ Why Games Don’t Teach. ” So, So looking at the argument, Why Games Don’t Teach, we have several interesting positions: Games Don’t Teach. All current reviews of adequately designed and peer-reviewed research have found NO learning or motivational benefits from games.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

It was sparked by Ruth Clark’s article “ Why Games Don’t Teach. ” So, So looking at the argument, Why Games Don’t Teach, we have several interesting positions: Games Don’t Teach. All current reviews of adequately designed and peer-reviewed research have found NO learning or motivational benefits from games.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Another question related to serious games and immersive learning simulations: “What are the shortcomings in the scholarship/research around. Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations? &#. However, how do you take a game/simulation that uses audio as a critical element of feedback and compare a version with audio and without?

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 13, 2013

First we discussed, Why Games for Learning in Singapore? And discovered that Singapore has a robust games industry, here is some information about the games industry in Singapore. Singapore’s games sector comprises of over 62 games development, publishing and services companies. Sitzmann, T. Wouters, P.,

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 12, 2017

That’s why we carefully selected some of the industry’s best thought leaders and game changers to present TWO DAYS of rockstar sessions for you. Train Your Brain with Games! Stephen Baer, The Game Agency. In this session, you will learn: How playing games can improve problem-solving skills and learning abilities.

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LearnUpon

JULY 14, 2016

SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model): A set of standards developed by Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) and applied when developing LMS content. Tin Can (xAPI) : Developed by Rustici Software at the request of ADL to support the concept that “learning happens everywhere”. That’s quite a mouthful! Want to read more?

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