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Making Learning Fun: Gamification

Origin Learning

A Gartner report says that by 2015, 50% of organizations managing innovation processes will gamify aspects of their business. Gamification is the integration of game-like elements into any activity in order to encourage engagement in it. For this to be avoided you need to identify two things: the activity and the game-like elements.

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The Gamification of Corporate Training

Association eLearning

Although gamification and game-based learning have been around for a few years, only recently are training departments beginning to take these learning and engagement methods seriously. The perception that playing games isn’t really training still lingers in the minds of the c-suite. Gamification, Game-Based Learning, and Simulations.

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Decided to get Mooc'ed

Moodle Journal

Our course instructor was Nellie Deutsch on Integrating Technology Toronto, Canada, and she did a great job, thanks again Nellie. I recently posted on the use of games in education and today another guide dropped across my browser that I thought would be a useful accompaniment to the toolkit.

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Using Gamification for Human Resources

Origin Learning

In case you’re wondering what gamification is, it is the process of applying gaming techniques and game design mechanisms in non-game related areas to motivate and entertain people, thereby achieving a particular goal. Gamification uses 75% psychology and 25% technology. For instance, Marriot International Inc.

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Beyond winning points: reflections on ‘gamification’ (Part 1)

Saffron Interactive

When on the tube, I usually spend my commuting time playing video games on my smartphone. Games have been around for hundreds of years and video games are today becoming the preferred form of entertainment. There’s no doubt that game mechanics have a fundamental role to making an experience ‘fun’. 47% of gamers are women.

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3 Ways Former Google CEO Is Reengaging Workers To Be More Productive – Forbes

Coorpacademy

3 Ways Former Google CEO Is Reengaging Workers To Be More Productive […] The World Economic Organization recently announced by 2022, 75 million jobs will be destroyed and 133 million will be created as a result of new technologies. These leaders are entrusted with developing and teaching specific courses relevant to their expertise.

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Social Media Tools, Gamification Becoming Mainstream

Training Industry

There is a lot of hype about the viability and advantages of using gaming and social tools to make training more engaging and interactive. According to Brian Burke, an analyst at Gartner, a technology research company, we have to design gaming, social and collaborative environments with the business objectives in mind first.