Upside Learning

JANUARY 6, 2012

With our increasing focus on Game Based Learning, each week sees us sharing interesting articles and resources about Game Based Learning on varied social networking platforms. This article from the MindShift Blog underscores the importance of play in learning. Teaching Science Through Video Game Design.

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KnowledgeOne

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Game Creators’ Odyssey is the gateway to an epic quest where learners acquire valuable knowledge on game creation. The first one, Rational Game Design, explores the ways games are made, from player skills to game mechanics and atomic parameters and their signs and feedback. Challenges.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 23, 2009

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. Do sports always teach these laudable values?

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The Knowledge Guru team is obviously very interested in the future of game based learning, and right now that future is bright. We’re on a mission to educate the Instructional Design community and the decision makers in Training and Development about game based learning and its true potential. 7 Great Educational Apps And Games.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Way back in the 2008 Bowl Championship Series football game, number two ranked Louisiana State University (LSU) defeated (some would say humbled) number one ranked Ohio State in a 38 to 24 victory. Playing a videogame where players can assume the role of terrorists is something that the U.S. Army Turns to Video Games for Training.”

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Paradiso Solutions

AUGUST 18, 2023

In today’s digital era, where technology has become an integral part of our lives, game-based learning emerges as a captivating and effective educational approach. Combining the allure of interactive games with the quest for knowledge, game-based learning has gained momentum as a promising solution to engage learners in a digital world.

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Ed App

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The rise of online learning today is eminent, and the best way to make the most out of it is by investing in the best online teaching platform that can help you give your learners the best learning experience. In this article, we’ll provide you a quick run-down of the 10 best online teaching platforms to consider.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 11, 2011

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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Tesseract Learning

APRIL 1, 2021

This kind of approach can also be used when teaching information security-type subjects. Real-world games have backstories and cut scenes that keep players engaged throughout the game. Storytelling adds to the intrigue of a game and fires the neurons and hormones in the brain of the player.

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TOPYX LMS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Gaming is a practice that has been around for a few decades. In the early 1950’s, computer scientists designed video games for the purpose of aiding research. The 70’s saw a rise in the number of gamers, and in the 80’s, gaming exploded. These days, gaming is not just something people do to unwind after a long day at work.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 20, 2008

Screen Capture from America's Army Game which Helped Save a Life. The power of games for learning is that they can teach lessons that the learner doesn't even realized she or he has learned until the time comes to apply those skills. None - other than what he's learned playing as a medic in the computer game America's Army.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 24, 2015

That’s why so much of the training organizations deliver year after year is supposed to help align employees with a process or teach them a procedure they must follow. Many of our customers, Johnson & Johnson and Ally Financial to name a few, use Knowledge Guru games to teach a specific process that learners need to follow.

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Epilogue Systems

JANUARY 22, 2024

Forget the dry manuals and rote memorization – McDonald’s is flipping the script on employee training with a viral TikTok game that’s as addictive as it is informative. This article delves into the concept of training simulators, focusing on McDonald’s unique approach. But its impact goes beyond just button-mashing.

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The Game Agency

JANUARY 7, 2019

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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Coreaxis

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 22, 2013

The other day I had a chance to have a conversation with Lucas Blair an alumni of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program and the founder of Little Bird Games and who is working on a wonderful project in which you can get involved. Even now I play games almost every day. Each one of the honey bee jobs is a game.

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TalentLMS

MAY 5, 2015

The goal of this article is to explain the hard to point nuances that differentiate traditional content from eLearning content. This term immediately converts your lesson into a game! It’s amazing how time and effort effective, teaching becomes when eLearning environments use the correct images and multimedia.

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TalentLMS

MAY 5, 2015

The goal of this article is to explain the hard to point nuances that differentiate traditional content from eLearning content. This term immediately converts your lesson into a game! It’s amazing how time and effort effective, teaching becomes when eLearning environments use the correct images and multimedia.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 13, 2013

First we discussed, Why Games for Learning in Singapore? And discovered that Singapore has a robust games industry, here is some information about the games industry in Singapore. Singapore’s games sector comprises of over 62 games development, publishing and services companies. From DARPA about Plan X. Wouters, P.,

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Article in Training Quarterly: Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. Here is the audio version of my Training Quarterly article titled Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. Game Levels and Scaffolding–They’re Related. Google Talk on Gamification: Designing the Player Journey.

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The Game Agency

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

And according to a CNBC article , research shows that bad habits like leaving your computer unlocked or leaving sensitive paperwork in public spaces can leave data available for the taking. Instead of turning to traditional training methods, consider using more immersive solutions such as game-based training. Game Training Examples.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 30, 2010

Helfrich who tweets as @studentlifeguru for this interesting article about Sun Microsystems, (a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle) who teamed up with vendor Enspire Learning to develop two online video games as part of its new hire integration process. Tags: Games video games. Sol City is in danger.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Taking Cues From Industry: Using Casual Games For Learning At DAU. The use of games in education and training is quickly becoming a mainstream practice. This article looks at several approaches to carrying out evaluation of training, including evaluation of eLearning. Didn’t get into teaching for the administrative tasks?

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 28, 2008

One more high-stakes government agency has joined the growing ranks of organizations that are using video games to teach life and death concepts. In the Wired article U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has taken delivery of three PC-based games under a $2.6 million contract. intelligence. These are two excellent points.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 23, 2008

Are you trying to "sell" games internally as a valid method of teaching content. Also, guide them to Games Teach Life Saving Skills: Accidently as an argument as well. Perhaps if you mention that government agencies like NASA are investing in this methodology, you might have a better chance of making your case.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 11, 2011

Image from the video game Call of Duty showing what the Navy's new Multiplayer game might look like. The military has always been a huge advocate of games for learning. They deal with life and death and are serious about training and have found that games make an impact on learners.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 30, 2013

Here are the slides from my presentation, my workshop on “Games and Gamification” with Koreen Olbrish will be in another post. The “Immernet”: Immersive Learning through Games, Gamification and Virtual Worlds from Karl Kapp. Simulation games don’t have to be entertaining to be educational. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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Tesseract Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In this example, the goal is to teach about processed foods and their impact on organizations and on individuals. The game encourages you to choose and avatar and then you go on a mission to go around the world to get your products certified and, in the process, you learn about the processed food industry.

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Learning Developments

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

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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Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2013

W209 – Interactivity, Games, and Gamification: A Research-Based Approach to Engaging Learners Through Games from Karl Kapp. Game Development Software ThinkingWorlds (3D Software). Raptivity(Games Pack). Games embedded in a program of instruction are better tools for learning than stand alone games.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Often, it is too expensive to build a game or simulation from scratch for use in the classroom. However, some very clever teachers are using commercially available games to achieve educational goals. First example is Kurt Squire.read about what he has done in the article Let the Games Begin. Here are three examples.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 3, 2017

Challenge : As the game-based learning expert James Paul Gee has said, good games give players a set of challenging problems and let them solve those problems until they can do it automatically. Then those same games throw a new class of problem at the players requiring them to re-think, their now—taken for granted—mastery.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Understanding Games and Gamification for Serious Learning. Understanding Games and Gamification for Learning from Karl Kapp. One page design for a learning game created during the workshop. Three workshop attendees hard are work on their game design. One page design for a learning game created during the workshop.

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Webanywhere

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Gamification , a groundbreaking strategy in the educational sphere, involves applying game design elements in e-learning platforms to make the process more dynamic, interactive, and engaging. This article will explore the many benefits of integrating gamification into e-learning environments. What is Gamification in e-Learning?

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 28, 2015

” You’ve read articles and attended webinars that discuss making learning experiences engaging, yet most of the advice seems vague. Teaching call center employees how to follow a critical procedure or pushing product information to sales reps in an exciting way is not a simple task. What is an engaging learning solution?

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Here are the slides from the presentation: Gadgets, Games and Google For Learning South FL Presentation. Here are some resources and posts related to today’s webinar: Article in Training Quarterly: Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. Game Levels and Scaffolding–They’re Related.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 2, 2018

In this article, I will share 6 examples that outline how we have created immersive learning experiences using gamification for varied training needs like induction and onboarding, professional skills enhancement, compliance, soft skills enhancement, and behavioral change programs. Teaches them. Challenges them.

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