Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2012

1 billion gamers right now (‘gamer’ = plays more than 1 hour a day) Shared some mind blowing stats about how much people play games (hard core Call of Duty players play one month of full time work a year – 170 hours!) World without Oil (another game example) Created a six week simulation/social media game. 1,700 full time players.

Games 174

Games Simulations Player Social Media 174

Learning Visions

APRIL 9, 2009

Games in a variety of shapes and sizes: Console Games (for the Xbox or Wii) MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game): World of War Craft, Club Penguins. Simulations (Flight Simulator, The SIMS) ARGS (Alternate Reality Games: World Without Oil) But there's a whole 'nother genre of games: Casual Games. Assessment.

Enspire 100

Enspire Games Player Simulations 100

Learning Visions

MAY 24, 2011

Connectivism & ARCS: US Navy’s Project MMOWGLI – thousands of players participate to work with pirate attacks off of Somalia. Then have classes, simulation. Motivation Theory – John Keller, ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) “Adult Learning Theory” – she doesn’t believe in it. This is a gnarly problem.

Instructional Design 184

Instructional Design Social Networks Theory Learning Theory 184

Learning Visions

APRIL 9, 2009

Games in a variety of shapes and sizes: Console Games (for the Xbox or Wii) MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game): World of War Craft, Club Penguins. Simulations (Flight Simulator, The SIMS) ARGS (Alternate Reality Games: World Without Oil) But theres a whole nother genre of games: Casual Games. Assessment.

Games 124

Games Enspire Authoring Tools Case Study 124

Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Check it out. Click on one of the pedals (theyre all hand painted, wow!) Gaming Immersive = Addictive The Auditory Advantage How Does Gender Matter in the e-Learning Brain? Learning Mate Demo Learning from Observation Rise Up and sing you e-Learning designers of the 2.

Moodle 100

Moodle Brandon Hall Case Study Wiki 100

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Lots of practical ideas and examples for turning basic teaching points into learning games -- from casual games to teach facts and concepts, to detailed simulations that teach procedures and problem solving. Be sure to read Chapter 2 if youre about to start a new project and need some juice before you start brainstorming. For Gamer 2.0

Games 100

Games Wiki IM IMS 100