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Why Should Enterprises Develop Serious Games for Employee Training?

Hurix Digital

Serious games are designed to teach employees industry-specific problem-solving skills in an engaging manner. Teaches employees to deal with real-world situations Well-designed serious games for training enables learners to pick up new skills and concepts. make them all the more engaging for the players.

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How to Link Game Mechanics to the Learning Experience

Knowledge Guru

Game mechanics are the rules players follow… and rules the game follows. The secret is to have players complete the same mental tasks they will do in the real world. You’re designing a game for a sit-down pizza restaurant to teach the wait staff customer service basics. This post is about mechanics.

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eLearning Gamification: How to Implement Gamification in Your Learning Strategy

eLearningMind

Games provide feedback as players demonstrate their mastery. Brains love to multitask, but multitasking can hurt training efforts. Beer maker Training: Our client wanted an engaging way to teach their employees about the history of malt beverages, how to set up kegs, and pour the perfect pint. Instant Feedback.

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eLearning Gamification: How to Implement Gamification in Your Learning Strategy

eLearningMind

Games provide feedback as players demonstrate their mastery. Brains love to multitask, but multitasking can hurt training efforts. Beer maker Training: Our client wanted an engaging way to teach their employees about the history of malt beverages, how to set up kegs, and pour the perfect pint. Instant Feedback.

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Leveling Up: Why Gamers Make Better Learners

eLearningMind

The study, which was published in the October 2014 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America pitted two types of gamers against each other: Intense players versus those of the mellow variety. One group played high stakes games (think Call of Duty 2 ) and the other kicked back with The Sims.

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Continuous Partial Attention Is The New Norm In Learning

eLearningMind

If multitasking had a cousin, it would be continuous partial attention (CPA): The ability to pay attention to more than one thing for an extended period of time. By learning how to use CPA and teaching employees how to use it to their advantage, you can make sure that it’s more friend than foe. The Gamer Effect.

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RECAP: Mindflash UK Partners Optimised Learning at World of Learning

Mindflash

It is important to bear in mind the purpose of eLearning throughout the design process; to teach, motivate and inspire the learner. Being able to compare levels or see which stage your friends are at encourages the competitive side to gaming, motivating the player to do better. Gaming always has our full and dedicated attention.