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Serious Game Evaluation Worksheet (Free Download)

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You can observe how other game designers have used these elements with great (or poor) effect and consider how well the elements might translate into a game that also is specifically intended for learning. iPad games. You experience different core dynamics and decide how fun they are. Smallworld. Ticket to Ride. Scurvy Scallawags.

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How Protect-A-Bed Uses Knowledge Guru for Better Product Training

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The spaced repetition, feedback loops, and detailed reporting all contribute to a more effective solution when it comes to getting your employees to learn and remember facts about your product. The fact that people can play from an iPad or Mac or PC or whatever makes it very easy for anyone to participate. Use a spreadsheet!

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How Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp’s Learning Game Design Process Works

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It’s called “Play to Learn: Everything You Need to Know About Designing Effective Learning Games.” Our iPads and phones have folders full of interesting games that we use for, um, research. Last week we announced Sharon Boller and Dr. Karl Kapp’s new book on learning game design on the BLP blog.

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Learning Game Design Series, Part 1: Play and Evaluate Games

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Goals in games that link to the real-life learning we want a target group to do can be powerful and effective. I have three folders on my iPad labeled Games, Games 1, Games 2. Machinarium (iPad and desktop). The contrast between game play on the desktop and the iPad. Rise of the Blob (Facebook, Android, iPad).

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