Knowledge Guru

MARCH 26, 2014

The word “game” is a big one… and it really refers to a category of activities that can look many ways. There is some natural confusion that arises around this topic, particularly on the difference between games, simulations, and gamification. I’ll focus on games and simulations in this post.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Designing a game is no easy task, but do you know what’s even more difficult? Designing a game that helps people actually learn something. The BLP team (creators of Knowledge Guru) is no stranger to the challenges that come with learning game creation. But how do you become the Milton Bradley of learning games?

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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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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 8, 2010

As our services in game design and development advance, we’re often asked how ‘social gaming’ paradigms can be used in learning games. I’ve been doing some thinking about social games; what makes them tick. When designing a social learning game, I’d definitely want to include one or more of these in some way or the other.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 7, 2013

In preceding posts on learning game design, I’ve focused on game goals, game mechanics, and a variety of game elements. Continuing with game elements, this post focuses on rewards and scoring. Rewards can be anything players earn via game play. Some games have them. Many games don’t.

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Docebo

MAY 12, 2020

Remember that word play game, Mad Libs, where you’d plug in different words to formulate silly messages? There’s a reason this concept was made into a game. We love the opportunity to celebrate players in this space who have made learning more innovative, accessible, and enjoyable. Let’s just admit: we’re crushing it.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 21, 2014

Last month, I shared a game evaluation worksheet I use when playing games. It’s more than just a fun pastime for me (although I definitely love to play!), but also part of my idea generation process for the games I design. ” What does it mean to evaluate a game? .” Sample Game Evaluation.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Serious games are worth a look when you want to improve performance in an organization, but one size does not fit all. In a recent blog post on GamaSutra, Andrzej Marcewski points out that “serious games” is too broad of a term to actually be useful. For employees, it’s usually not fun to do this.

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KnowledgeOne

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Game Creators’ Odyssey is the gateway to an epic quest where learners acquire valuable knowledge on game creation. The first one, Rational Game Design, explores the ways games are made, from player skills to game mechanics and atomic parameters and their signs and feedback. Challenges.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 12, 2013

If the sign-ups for our learning game design workshops and Primer on Play workshops are any indicator, learning and development professionals are clamoring for solid guidance on how to get started in learning game design or “game-based learning.” These people will NOT make good game designers.

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B Online Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Do you import a bunch of PowerPoint slides, add a player skin with the obligatory Next and Previous buttons, attach some word documents as resources, and then hit publish? It’s critical to keep in mind the requirements identified in the definition phase, and ensure our build is meeting them. This leads to frustrated and angry learners.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Recently, the elearning Guild published a report by Brenda Enders discussing games and gamification for learning. It includes numerous case studies and examples of games being used in the workplace today, and summarizes recent research on games for learning. Research Support Games and Gamification for Learning.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 14, 2013

The Knowledge Guru team is obviously very interested in the future of game based learning, and right now that future is bright. We’re on a mission to educate the Instructional Design community and the decision makers in Training and Development about game based learning and its true potential. We are setting out to change that.

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Origin Learning

MARCH 20, 2015

There is a reason why people give up on learning more quickly than they would on a good game. This is because, simply put, games are fun. This is why games are used as an important study aid in learning. Otherwise known as Gamification , it is the use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

As luck would have it, I found out about an event on Storytelling Across Media being run in the city, and attended a couple of the panels: half of one on interactive design and Telltale Games, one on story and games, and one on story and VR. Story and Games. Having rules and timers give you the opportunity.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 2, 2011

To many, the difference between a game and play is the introduction of a goal. Sure, you and your friends can casually splash around the pool and swim a few laps but when someone says “I bet I can beat you to the other end of the pool&# suddenly play time is over and a game has been formed. The reason for this is twofold.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The first part of the chapter is an attempt to identify the key elements in the definition of gamification. Ironically, there is a good deal of consensus on the high level definition but, as they say, the devil is in the details. Researchers have attempted to break games into component parts but consensus has not been achieved.

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QuoDeck

JANUARY 30, 2019

Games or rather game-based learning can help here. Using Games To Market Your Learning Program. Scenario 2: You’re standing in a meeting room and you say this—Raise your hands if you want to play my next learning game! A game would definitely have the upper hand. Games As A Medium For Marketing.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 12, 2012

The first article is from an online journal called GAME. …some authors define gamification as A) a process of market expansion, which transforms non-players in players (or non-gamers in gamers) and non-games in games. The third paper is Gamification in Education: What, How, Why Bother? Lee and Jessica Hammer.

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Knowledge Guru

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Here’s your steps: 1) Locate the URL you want to incorporate into the game question. I included blue and red fonts to make it easier for you to see the code string and my unique information: In a learning game, what’s the correct definition of a GAME GOAL? <U><a If your URL is long, shorten it.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

It was titled “Gameful Approaches to Motivation and Engagement” with the hashtag #WhartonGAME and it was attended by many of the most influential thought-leaders in both the academic and practitioner space in the arena of gamification. The first was give a one word definition of gamification. What Gamification Needs Most?

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Games Gamification Research Study 100

ProProfs

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In the present times, the finance sector is driven by game-changing technology. The candidate you choose should be a key team player in your organization. . The post Pre-Employment Finance Test: Definition, Purpose, Types, and Benefits appeared first on ProProfs Learning. View This Assessment. Technical Skills. Team Work .

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Hurix Digital

JUNE 11, 2021

Online learning games are an effective way to keep learners engaged, motivated and attentive towards their lessons. Different types of educational games are being incorporated in the curriculum to reduce monotony during remote learning. Games can even enhance their interest in a specific subject. Keeps the learners engaged.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 1, 2009

We’ve been trying to inculcate a culture that’ll inculcate innovation in our creations, and in line with the buzz around learning games, we zeroed in on a game design exercise. Definitely not, as teams realized during day-long experience. PM to come up with their own board game. Talked about: 1. Environment. Uncertainty.

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Stratbeans

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Interestingly the concerns were not about the content but the way it is presented to the trainee, which was far from being game-based. A user through game-based learning or gamification approach could carry out the learning process effectively. We try to achieve a target as we do in a game. Customizable Player.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 1, 2009

We’ve been trying to inculcate a culture that’ll inculcate innovation in our creations, and in line with the buzz around learning games, we zeroed in on a game design exercise. Definitely not, as teams realized during day-long experience. PM to come up with their own board game. Talked about: 1. Environment. Uncertainty.

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Exercise Games Create Player 169

Upside Learning

JUNE 4, 2010

Craig opines that the SCORM Cloud is a potential game-changer in the eLearning industry. Low cost of SCORM player. Again, at the risk of sounding critical, SCORM Cloud is definitely a good service for companies/people whose current LMS may be so outdated that it doesn’t have SCORM compliance. Maybe I am missing something.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 22, 2013

The other day I had a chance to have a conversation with Lucas Blair an alumni of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program and the founder of Little Bird Games and who is working on a wonderful project in which you can get involved. Even now I play games almost every day. Each one of the honey bee jobs is a game.

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Inquisiq

JANUARY 22, 2024

Workforce planning can help keep the business on track to meet customer and client needs, to achieve business goals and strategic plans.” – Christine Organ, Workforce Planning: Definition & Best Practices , Forbes There’s no denying that workforce planning is a game-changer, taking your organization to the next level.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 10, 2016

You can barely go online–let alone leave your house–without meeting a barrage of Pokemon Go players hunting for a Jigglypuff or looking for tips to level up. It’s the players themselves driving the craze. In short, Pokemon Go players–even those that may not seem like video gamers–are completely addicted. The good news?

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Growth Engineering

JULY 14, 2016

Today, we’re looking at the wonderful world of Alternate Reality Games. What is an Alternate Reality Game? It’s a game that happens in reality, but it works on the players’ assumption that it’s ‘not a game’ and that reality isn’t all it seems. That’s a very brief definition, but this video sums it up a lot better.

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Adobe Captivate

JULY 9, 2018

Wikipedia defines Gamification as “the use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems”. Let me share a case study that compares the gains in learning achieved through serious game concept vs a traditional eLearning approach. Second approach (serious game based).

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 17, 2009

Soon after I posted These are Not Serious Games on the blog and as a discussion on Linked-In , there was a flurry of comments over a couple of days that quickly covered some thoughts about Serious Games. Another major distinction between ‘casual’ and serious games is that serious games work on the logic of cause and effect.

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Designing Digitally

JANUARY 11, 2017

Title: Why Games and Learning are Perfect Partners Description: The very nature of games fits with that modern definition of education. For instance: In a game, the player must use critical thinking skills to navigate through a challenge or scenario. Games require exploration. Enjoyment leads to engagement.

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The Game Agency

JULY 29, 2019

Stamford, CT – July 30, 2019 – The Game Agency has been named to the 2019 Top Training Companies List for the gamification sector of the learning and development market for the third year in a row. We’ve seen a 418% growth in players on the The Training Arcade ® platform versus last year. Company size and growth potential.

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E-learning Uncovered

MARCH 27, 2012

I was raised in a household where video games were not allowed. While she was right about the idea that video games CAN have negative effects (as researchers have shown that violent videogames can alter brain function), games can have value. And, now I have a 7-year-old who wants to play video games – just because!

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 30, 2011

What is a game? Chapter Two examines the individual elements that make up a game from the rules to the aesthetics and describes how they contribute to game play. Chapter Two examines the individual elements that make up a game from the rules to the aesthetics and describes how they contribute to game play.

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