eLearning Industry

MARCH 27, 2022

Creating engaging eLearning experiences isn’t all fun and games. Even developing training games requires a realistic budget, clear goals, and these 7 golden rules that every designer must follow. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 14, 2011

With all the politician in DC trying to balance the budget, I bet I can do a better job, and I get the chance with this neat little game that lets me get a taste of balancing the United States Budget. Play it and you can enjoy creating your own plan for the federal budget. Give it a try at Budget Hero.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

GitHub – ChapelR/tw-analytics: Quickly add Google analytics to Twine games (and other web apps) from the command line. This hasn’t been updated in 2 years, but it’s a tool for adding Google Analytics tracking to Twine games. GitHub – anthkris/budget-game: An xAPI Enabled Twine Game.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 11, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes Introduction I’ve been playing video games quite a bit lately. Mainly, I’ve been trying out new-to-me games that use interactive stories, gathering ideas for a project. I’ve also been scouring the internet for examples of various types of eLearning games. As I told my husband, “it’s research, I swear.”

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Dynamic Pixel

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With the rise of digital game-based learning , classrooms are transforming into exciting virtual playgrounds where students can level up their knowledge while having a blast. So grab your controllers and let’s dive into the world of game-based learning – it’s time to play like never before!

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Hurix Digital

MARCH 14, 2024

Summary: This blog has provided an overview of serious games, including their definition, application, and benefits. It also provided a brief overview of the differences between serious games and gamification, and highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of serious games in the healthcare industry.

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CommLab India

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

This blog will talk of how it is possible to create effective game-based courses within a limited budget.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 24, 2013

Welcome to Part 4 of my multi-part Learning Game Design series. In my last post , I talked about game mechanics. These are are the rules and procedures that guide the player and the game response to the player’s moves or actions. Now we’ll move on to game elements. Some games have a lot; others have very few.

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Hurix Digital

MARCH 27, 2024

Game-based learning has emerged as an efficient educational tool across numerous sectors, including healthcare, aviation, city planning, and beyond. To enhance the learning experience for staff, many medical colleges and hospitals are embracing serious games. Table of Contents: What are Serious Games?

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 17, 2014

First impressions matter in almost every situation – including game play. Aesthetics are a huge part of the game play experience. If the game doesn’t LOOK appealing, then players won’t want to play even if the game has a great game goal and rules. Compare these two game boards.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 9, 2017

At the recent Realities 360 conference, I saw some confusion about the difference between a simulation and a game. For that matter, they can represent worlds that aren’t real, certainly the case in games.). The problem here is that too often people will build a simulation and call it a game. Simulations.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

JANUARY 25, 2012

I recentntly spoke at a webinar on “ Interactive Courses on a Shoestring Budget ”. One topic discussed during the webinar was the top five e-learning budget breakers. Just like a balanced diet is crucial to our well-being, likewise a good budget plan is pivotal to any eLearning course. Raptivity provides a great example.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 4, 2024

Summary: This blog has provided an overview of serious games, including their definition, application, and benefits. It also provided a brief overview of the differences between serious games and gamification, and highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of serious games in the healthcare industry.

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Cloudshare

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Enterprise planning and budget season is upon us, and this year, enterprises are seeing a huge question mark on what is traditionally one of the most expensive elements of their overall budget: travel. Your travel budget pays for a whole lot more than in-flight snacks and fluffy hotel pillows. increase in profit, and a $9.50

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Have you ever wanted to build a fully fledged game in Articulate Storyline? Gaming is all the rage in eLearning, but without a sizable budget or external vendors, options are limited. Game elements in authoring tools are usually reduced to themed quizzes, with little actual gaming involved. Template Library.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

We’ve had our fair share of digital learning game development projects; and a recent one threw a spoke in our design wheels like never before. Be absolutely certain about the game objective; what must the player do to win? – Make sure to tie down to a singular objective, and one that is achievable given the game mechanics.

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Dynamic Pixel

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Well, it’s time to level up your classroom experience with game-based learning! In this blog post, we dive deep into the world of game-based learning and explore its numerous benefits for both educators and learners. But why is game-based learning important for students?

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 31, 2013

The game elements you choose to include in your game should be carefully selected, with a focus on making the play experience fun and facilitating/enhancing the learning experience. Aesthetics, or visuals, are one means of engaging players and helping to immerse them into the game experience. Aesthetics.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Incorporating gaming methodology into formal learning events is a great way to help learners grasp complex concepts. What might not be as well known is that the use of games for teaching initiatives is more than just throwing up leaderboards and ways for distributing points. Used best when reinforcing singular lesson objectives.

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The Game Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Educational Game Project Manager. The Game Agency is seeking a talented educational game producer. This individual will focus on one or more projects at a time and ensure that they are moving on time, on quality, and on budget. Experience with game production (experience with educational games is a plus).

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 12, 2019

In this article, I’ll share 8 budget-friendly ways to modernize your compliance training program. How to modernize your compliance online training in a budget-friendly way. It’s also budget-friendly, as you can repurpose your existing resources to build your just-in-time training library.

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From the Coleface

MARCH 3, 2014

Recently I was given what many instructional designers would consider the best brief ever: there’s unlimited budget, there’s no major urgency, just come up with something innovative and interesting. I don’t recall any best selling films, books, documentaries or games involving insurance contracts.

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eLearning Industry

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Rapid eLearning swiftly addresses urgent training needs, budget constraints, and dynamic content updates. With speedy development, cost-effectiveness, and engaging features, it's a game changer for agile businesses seeking efficient and user-friendly corporate training solutions. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 13, 2015

In recent years games have started to play a bigger role in not only learning but also elearning. There has been quite a bit written on the topic of games, gamification, and gaming elements in training & education. But what about games? But Dan also has a passion for games as well as education. Enter Gamefroot.

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Wizcabin

JANUARY 6, 2020

Utilizing serious games in corporate training is a strategy that has been around for a while. That means on the outside they are merely an online game that focuses on delivering fun and entertainment. What if I told you that you don’t have to cut down your training because of your budget? Focus On Learning Outcomes.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 14, 2011

How do you think gaming will change the landscape for people in charge of recruiting, developing and retaining top talent? Gaming is an optimized performance environment, with all that entails. First, a game can both help individuals understand what a particular company is about (e.g. Where do I start? Two things top my list.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 21, 2024

While ideally, we’d have a ratio closer to 80/20 for practice versus content, in many cases the budget expectations are for that ratio to be reversed. While going to branching scenarios or full simulation games might be desirable, there are times when we trade off principle for the practical.

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Axonify

APRIL 29, 2016

The Sponge UK team has pulled together an awesome list of gaming experts in this post. While I don’t know everyone on this list personally, I can validate the big pile of gaming knowledge that lives in these people’s minds. It’s an overall fascinating presentation for anyone even remotely interested in games and/or psychology.

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Axonify

APRIL 29, 2016

The Sponge UK team has pulled together an awesome list of gaming experts in this post. While I don’t know everyone on this list personally, I can validate the big pile of gaming knowledge that lives in these people’s minds. It’s an overall fascinating presentation for anyone even remotely interested in games and/or psychology.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 18, 2011

In the webinar I conducted the other day, a number of people indicated that they had budgets of less than $1,000 and were wondering if it would be possible to create any kind of 3D learning game on such a meager budget. I’ve discussed the software before: Turning an exam into a game.

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Hurix Digital

JULY 1, 2021

Nonetheless, gamification and serious games have become instrumental for acquiring new skills at the workplace. Games have evolved to become powerful tools in a trainer’s arsenal. Advantages of gamification and serious games in employee training. Games normalize constant feedback. Serious games make learning easy.

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Gyrus

MAY 19, 2016

However, the term gamification is often mixed up with another term known as game-based learning. Gamification is not a game and does not imply that learners will be playing video games and learn through it. Gamification is the technique of using game elements and mechanics in the learning environment.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 7, 2015

You want to include a serious game in your training… but can you use an inexpensive game template or do you need a more expensive custom game? How much budget do you have? How much skill do you have in game design and instructional design? It feels – and acts – a lot like a video game.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 31, 2010

Over so often I get asked what fundamentals of game design apply to the design of learning games – a very difficult question to answer that. In my opinion, every sort of principle ever used in the design of commercial video games applies to the creation of digital learning games as well. more about that here.

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Kitaboo

APRIL 27, 2023

The type of scanner you choose will depend on the volume of books you need to digitize and your budget. There are several types of scanners available, ranging from flatbed scanners to high-speed document scanners. It is important to ensure that the scanning process is done accurately and efficiently to avoid any errors.

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eLearningMind

MARCH 12, 2017

When training initiatives aren’t successful, it’s easy to blame your budget. But more often than not it’s not the size of your budget, but how you’re using what you’ve been given. Work to allocate your budget to something new. Try something new and see if it sticks and you’ll stop wasting your budget on ineffective training.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 26, 2024

It motivates employees by incorporating game elements into training content, making learning enjoyable and challenging. Budget Constraints: Financial limitations can pose a challenge in corporate eLearning, restricting the allocation of resources for advanced eLearning technologies and strategies. Challenges and Solutions 1.

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