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. Cooperation and/or competition.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

Knowledge Guru Drive includes a variety of reports you can use to track player progress. Here you can verify the number of players you have in the game and what their progress is within the game. You can also see quick stats and charts on players’ confidence and engagement levels. Reports Available for Drive .

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Raptivity

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

What Is Game-Based eLearning? The theory behind game-based eLearning is that learners learn best when they have goals or targets to reach while also having fun. Game-based eLearning takes the competitive and scoring elements of video games, like points, levels, badges, and leaderboards, and applies them to an instructional context.

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QuoDeck

JULY 28, 2021

This is not just a saying, but it actually works, as games help in the production of dopamine in the brain that stimulates attention and induces learning. And with the revolutionized gaming industry, even educators can learn a lot and apply the strategies to make the teaching effective. Players are usually the actors in a game.

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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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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

One great element of learning games is the amount of feedback that you can provide is usually more consistent and more evident than feedback given in more traditional learning venues. Whether you give your players immediate or delayed feedback depends on how you want them to use the information and the type of information you are giving.

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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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Paradiso

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Managing your LMS content in offline mode with the Offline SCORM Player tool, from Paradiso LMS, is very easy. This SCORM packages may contain images, videos, animations, games and, many other activities to interact with the LMS platform. This is how an Offline SCORM player runs in your mobile device.

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Kitaboo

APRIL 28, 2023

Player In addition to this exciting new feature, we are also proud to announce the launch of Kitaboo 6.0 This new player has several features that will enhance the reading experience for users. The SCORM support feature captures the score, enabling users to track their progress and performance. The Kitaboo 6.0 The Kitaboo 6.0

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Hurix Digital

JULY 26, 2023

Educational video games have emerged as a powerful and effective tool to support self-centered learning, fostering independent and personalized learning experiences for K12 students of all ages. Here is what you need to know how interactive learning games support self-centered learning and the various benefits they offer learners.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 10, 2016

With that in mind, we’ve made it easier for learners’ managers to see what their employees are accomplishing within a Guru game so they can easily have coaching conversations. When game authors create a new game, they can quickly set up automated delivery of any standard report, as shown below. Still to Come in 2016.

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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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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sharon Boller , creator of Knowledge Guru® and President of Bottom-Line Performance, has authored a new white paper on using game mechanics and game elements in learning games. When a game’s mechanics, or set of rules that the game itself and players follow, are too complicated, it detracts from the learning.

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Hurix Digital

JUNE 8, 2023

Although game-based learning in education is not new, the use of game-based learning solutions is exploding in popularity. Although top education tech companies may dream of a day when game-based learning in education reigns supreme, it is unlikely that it will replace traditional educational methods.

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The Game Agency

JULY 29, 2018

Game-based training transforms traditional learning from a passive experience into an active experience. Furthermore, a survey of 101 individuals, with the majority of participants between the ages of 25 to 54, found that 79% thought they would be more productive if their work was more game-like. Memorization Games: Prove Knowledge.

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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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Knowledge Guru

MAY 23, 2017

You built a wonderful learning game. Did you have “complete an eLearning course,” or “play (insert name) learning game that my boss recommended to me” on your list? Perhaps you do – and perhaps you fully intend to do that course or play that game. So why aren’t you reaping results from it?

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Hurix Digital

JULY 19, 2023

Educational video games often excel in offering these student-centered learning opportunities. Personal Learning Paths Still Offer Opportunities for Collaboration and Social Interaction Customized learning can still incorporate collaboration and social interaction , particularly via online game-based learning in the classroom.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 10, 2014

One of the neat features if you choose to create a Quest game type is the ability to have “performance challenges” be part of the game play experience. If you include performance challenges in your Quest game type, players will see a center icon in the game world with flags on it.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 18, 2023

Serious games are one of the most effective learning methods for corporate training. This game-based learning method is innovative and can make the training sessions more engaging. What are serious games? Serious games are designed to teach employees industry-specific problem-solving skills in an engaging manner.

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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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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

JANUARY 19, 2017

System administrators create and manage game authors and game shells. If you are not a system administrator, you cannot perform either of these tasks. Every Knowledge Guru game must have a Game Author associated with it. On the screen that appears, enter the game author information and click ADD GAME AUTHOR.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Organizations of all sizes are turning to game-based learning , serious games , and gamification to solve a range of learning and development challenges. Serious games can be a part of the solution to increasing engagement and retention. A growing body of research has been published supporting the use of games for learning.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 20, 2011

I spent close to a year laboring under the delusion that game based learning was all about incorporating course material into a game. If I incorporate all the course learning objectives into a game setting and keep score – it qualifies as game based learning doesn’t it? What makes a good learning game?

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

These ideas originated in work done by Mark Lepper, a researcher from Stanford University and Thomas Malone also a researcher from Stanford who’s work includes extensive investigations into why games are fun and motivational. This includes: Cooperation in terms of players working together to achieve a goal within a game.

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Knowledge Guru

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Many of our customers are first drawn to Knowledge Guru because they are looking for a serious game. They want their training to be more game-like and fun for learners. Any game becomes useless for learning unless learning is carefully built into the game mechanics and game elements. It’s intuitive, really.

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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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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Gamification: Games and game-like elements can make training more engaging and fun. In a metaverse gaming environment, Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) can serve as incentives for players to strive for higher levels of achievement. This highlights the increasing necessity for metaverse training.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 21, 2014

Last month, I shared a game evaluation worksheet I use when playing games. but also part of my idea generation process for the games I design. I’ve said it many times: “you can’t design a great game unless you play lots of games.” ” What does it mean to evaluate a game? .”

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 4, 2011

While not all games have a story narrative behind them, storytelling is an essential part of the gamificaiton of learning and instruction. Simple games like tic-tac-toe are not guided by a story. Neither are games like hide and seek, freeze tag or word searches. But remember, good story design in a game requires good writing.

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Hurix Digital

JUNE 12, 2023

One of the leading reasons that educators champion game-based learning in education is because it promotes the creativity and critical thinking skills necessary for problem-solving. But just how does game-based learning in education help students develop critical thinking skills? Read on to learn more.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 18, 2013

If you want to design a learning game, you need to know about game mechanics and game elements. Game mechanics are the rules players follow… and rules the game follows. In the board game Ticket to Ride , you can choose between four possible actions but only perform one of them on every turn.

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Hurix Digital

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Studies show that game-based learning solutions accelerate the pace at which we understand new concepts. As children, we loved playing games. After all, games challenged us to be creative, build skills, and collaborate with peers. Moreover, the engagement factor in games enabled us to learn and develop diverse cognitive skills.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 1, 2014

Instructional games work best when there is a narrative that provides the learner with the proper context for the learning that needs to take place. In a game, the time frame is usually compressed so that something that typically takes a year might only be 5 minutes of game play. Design Games' Next there are characters.

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Magic EdTech

JANUARY 24, 2023

There is a common conception that playing video games can lead to extreme behavior or game addiction. This is because games have a tendency to raise a child’s engagement levels, causing them to become absorbed in the game mechanics. What exactly are game-based learning solutions, one might wonder?

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Hurix Digital

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In recent years, using educational games in the classroom has soared in popularity. Though game-based learning has been in use for generations, gamification in learning has become one of the leading digital learning tools that educators employ in K-12 education.

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