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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings?

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Rules and Instructional Games

Kapp Notes

At its simplest form, a game is just a set of defined rules. There are rules indicating the maximum number of players who can play a game, rules describing how to score points, rules indicating what is allowed in the game and, in the case of digital games, rules that apply to writing the code that makes the video game character jump.

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Using Lessons from Video Games in E-Learning

Learning Developments

The fact that I grew up in the 80's puts me in perfect place to see the evolution of video games. I remember text-based games like Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Castle Wolfenstein brought in the era of first person shooter games for me. But my point here is that games can be a very engaging way to learn.

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How Chess Can Help You Excel in Finance and Business Development

Coreaxis

How Chess Can Help You Excel in Finance and Business Development How Chess Can Help You Excel in Finance and Business Development Discover how the strategic mind games of chess can unlock your potential in the world of finance and business development. It is a game of skill, strategy, and critical thinking.

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How Games & Gamification Can Help Align Processes and Procedures

Knowledge Guru

In an article on process training I wrote for our BLP Lessons on Learning blog, I shared that 41% of respondents to our 2014 Learning and Remembering Survey listed policies, process, and procedures as the primary type of knowledge employees must know on the job. How can games and gamification help align processes and procedures?

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What Sports Teach Our Kids and Why Video Games are Better.

Kapp Notes

Violence at a Youth Hockey Game. Introduction Recently I appeared on a local radio talk show to speak about some of the benefits of Video Games for education. Then he contended that video games can't teach ethics, empathy or other important skills. I believe in the lessons that sports teach us.

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5 Steps To Becoming A Training Games Hero

The Game Agency

Becoming A Training Games Hero: How To Enhance Your Curriculum With Interactive Games. It just so happens that each of these adjectives align well with the fundamentals of training games. Despite the benefits of education games, some educators appear like a deer in headlights when given the opportunity to create a game.

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