Knowledge Guru

JUNE 25, 2014

We’ve had some ideas up our sleeves for some time now and don’t want to make you wait until Fall. We promise our customers three major Knowledge Guru updates per year, but 2014 is different. We’re so excited about it that we are giving away a Knowledge Guru package to one lucky winner to try out the new features.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 30, 2014

As Roediger puts it, ”As learners encounter increasingly complex ideas, a regimen of retrieval practice helps them to form more sophisticated mental structures that can be applied later in different circumstances.” ” I encourage you to read the full article on NewYorkTimes.com.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

If you liked the idea of challenges from the previous book, then you’ll love Game Design Workshop by Tracy Fullerton. So if you’re a professional game designer, aspiring designer, or instructor who teaches game design courses, then you should definitely get this book. You can order a copy here. By Tracy Fullerton.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 16, 2013

So without further ado, below are 4 must-have books for learning game designers: The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook: Ideas into Practice. The Knowledge Guru team is always reading up on games and gamification, so we thought we’d curate some of the best books for anyone interested in learning game design.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This week’s GBL Picks has a few articles focused on educators in a school setting, but the ideas still translate perfectly into the corporate word. So now, without further ado, here are this week’s GBL picks: Pick #1. 5 Simple Things Educators Can Do To Promote GBL.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 10, 2013

In this “anthropology of an idea” you can see how gamification evolved from using fun on the factory floor to full blown training games complete with points and badges. Our first article is a great overview of the history of gamification.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

They may spark other ideas or they may inspire you to explore a game creation tool such as Construct2 , whose output can be embedded INTO an eLearning authoring tool such as Storyline or Lectora. They want to create a game…and the only tool they have is their rapid authoring tool. The post So you want to create a learning game?

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 26, 2016

Sometimes, trainers launch a new big idea that sounds good in theory but just creates a lot of work for managers in practice. Automate processes and remove roadblocks. What do sales managers really want? How about one less portal to log into, or one less task to remember to do?

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2014

As Roediger puts it, “As learners encounter increasingly complex ideas, a regimen of retrieval practice helps them to form more sophisticated mental structures that can be applied later in different circumstances.” ” I encourage you to read the full article on NewYorkTimes.com.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

” We also have no idea what it will look like aesthetically. Here’s our V1.1. We had five people play test it, and all of them concluded: “We can’t tell whether it will be fun or not because there is no content.” If you remember from my game elements post , the aesthetics are part of the fun factor.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

The client is currently developing ideas for a game she can use at her company, so we were able to use what we learned throughout the day to make a prototype she can (hopefully) actually use. After our game, we broke into teams and spent the rest of the afternoon prototyping a game of our own.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 23, 2017

Pre-launch message ideas. If Motivators 2-5 above exist for them, you need only make sure you provide clear directions on how to access Drive – and make sure you repeat those directions so everyone “hears” you. If most of these motivators are absent, your strategy will need to go further. 5 minutes/day to better sales results.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 3, 2017

Pre-launch message ideas. If Motivators 2-5 above exist for them, you need only make sure you provide clear directions on how to access Knowledge Guru – and make sure you repeat those directions so everyone “hears” you. If most of these motivators are absent, your strategy will need to go further.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 12, 2016

Either the trend is being put in practice in a meaningful way or the idea of the trend is closely tied to a common pain point. Others turn out to be fads, here today and gone tomorrow. But no matter what their staying power might be, trends become popular for a reason.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 17, 2014

See the demo game to get ideas on how to do “select all that apply.” For times you need a “select all that apply” use an image to show case options. You CANNOT do a “select all that apply” by inserting options in the response fields.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 12, 2013

You need to be okay doing this and not feel like you failed if you dump a design idea after you are three iterations into it. With a game, you iterate fairly quickly and add layers of complexity and sophistication to the aesthetics as you go. You add and subtract game mechanics based on what you see as you have people play. Step 5: Play test.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 31, 2013

Knowledge Guru uses thematic elements to convey the idea of theme even though there is no real story. There is no narrative running through the game, but the back story and the aesthetics convey the theme of a mythical, mystical island.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 15, 2017

The list is not comprehensive; it merely provides starting ideas. Know and remember facts or ideas. Understand the facts or ideas; be able to explain them accurately. Use facts or ideas to solve problems or respond to situations. Form opinions and ideas based on this judgment and be able to defend them.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 19, 2013

How to evaluate games you play to learn more about game design and get ideas for designing your own games. I still want to understand what makes them popular, why some people thing they are fun, and what mechanics within them might trigger an idea I could use in a game I create. Read on to discover three things: Why FUN matters.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

They’ll also come up with new ideas or ways to tackle problems. It’s okay to do a lot of discussing while you’re playing – and modifying rules and ideas on the fly as you go. It’s rudimentary, but it gets the job done. Here’s an overview of the three major phases of playtesting you should plan to go through. Paper is best.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 23, 2017

You’ll find out how to move from principles into practice with both concepts; how common UX ideas like user testing and visual design can specifically enhance gamified experiences; and how to adapt to the common challenges you might face when creating a project that blends gamification and thoughtful UX design together.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 18, 2013

you are on Twitter, follow the hashtag #KGuruTips for tips and ideas you can use to make your game. So… make sure you use Question Sets to write three iterations of the same question, instead of three different questions.If We also host a series of webinars on getting started with Knowledge Guru.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Handing out large prizes for game play is probably NOT a good idea because those who are lower on the score board quickly become discouraged. This acknowledgement goes a long way toward incentivizing continued play or emphasizing the value of play. Consider tangible incentives – but keep them small.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 28, 2015

Here are five ideas to jump-start your thinking: 1. Our experience has shown that games are often the perfect addition to a sales training program or set of reinforcement and reference tools. There are many ways games can be leveraged as a tool to help sales reps perform better on the job.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 5, 2015

Y ou like the idea of two rounds of play – normal mode and grab bag mode. You will then have a Team Vs Team or Location vs Location leaderboard option and the scores of all players associated with a single team or location will roll up into a single score.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 21, 2014

You’ll use them again and again in either of these scenarios: You manage a learning function that wants to implement a game-based solution and you want to sell stakeholders on the idea of using a game or gamificaton. You are a designer and you want to build skill in creating learning games.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

Although instructional design doesn’t count as a learning science term per se, you’d be surprised at how many people have no idea what this term means. Instructional design refers to a systematic approach to designing instruction and basing that design on learning science principles. Learning Styles.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 17, 2014

“Categorize your ideas into topic titles. Brainstorm topics by asking yourself: “ What do I need for people to KNOW or DO related to the game’s title (safety, product, process, etc.) ? For a Legend game type, you can have up to 4 topics. For a Quest game, you can have up to 7 topics. Example: For “PainAway Guru.”

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