Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Games would be so much better at teaching application. So here are some articles and ideas about using games for assessment of the application of skills and measuring a level of learning. Here is an interesting article titled Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games. MCQs are not always the best choice, though.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 28, 2014

Strategy games are a popular type of games that require players to outwit and outmaneuver fellow players through careful decision making, planning several moves ahead and attempting to predict outcomes and consequences of both their moves and their opponent’s moves. Perhaps one of the best known strategy games is Chess.

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Association eLearning

OCTOBER 4, 2017

People often just look at video games as fun, but they can also be played to aid learning. Listed below are examples of when gaming and learning are combined to give learners an optimal, innovative experience. The player is graded based on how many actions they take to make the optimal experience for the passengers.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 31, 2014

Many games involve creating, identifying or predicting a pattern. This is a common element in many basic and electronic games. A simple example of a pattern recognition game is tic-tac-toe. In the game the player attempts to align 3 X’s or 3 O’s before an opponent can do the same.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 22, 2013

There is an important difference between games that teach a learner how to do something and games that test what a learner already knows. Too often those two types of games are confused and an instructional designer or other person places the wrong type of game into the curriculum.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 11, 2014

One feature video games, board games and gamification have over traditional learning environments is the frequency and intensity of feedback. Feedback in games and in gamification is almost constant. In fact, often a screen or a player will flash to indicate the players are in danger of being eliminated with the next wrong move.

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Raptivity

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Research indicates that worldwide revenues for game-based learning will climb from $2.6 This dramatic rise is proof enough that games are an exceptional learning aid. Players seek risks, challenges, rewards, and recognition when they play a game. Feud game show is another interesting game format that incorporates points.

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Hurix Digital

MARCH 14, 2024

Summary: This blog has provided an overview of serious games, including their definition, application, and benefits. It also provided a brief overview of the differences between serious games and gamification, and highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of serious games in the healthcare industry.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

After the game was over, participants waited as the researcher then “accidently” spilled a cup of pens a few feet away. This is interesting by itself but when you combine it with the results of other similar studies, it becomes clear that pro-social games can and do influence behavior positively. The results were interesting.

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QuoDeck

JULY 28, 2021

This is not just a saying, but it actually works, as games help in the production of dopamine in the brain that stimulates attention and induces learning. And with the revolutionized gaming industry, even educators can learn a lot and apply the strategies to make the teaching effective. Players are usually the actors in a game.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Rewards are an important part of game play. People do not play games just for the rewards but rewards can help with motivation, provide feedback to learners about progress and rewards are a way of being judged favorably by the game. They are from his great book The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses. Expression.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 24, 2013

Welcome to Part 4 of my multi-part Learning Game Design series. In my last post , I talked about game mechanics. These are are the rules and procedures that guide the player and the game response to the player’s moves or actions. Now we’ll move on to game elements. Cooperation and/or competition.

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Raptivity

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

What Is Game-Based eLearning? The theory behind game-based eLearning is that learners learn best when they have goals or targets to reach while also having fun. Elements of game-based learning also include goals, rules, and objectives and can involve conflict, competition, and cooperation.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 23, 2017

You built a wonderful learning game. Before we dive in and diagnose why your learners didn’t learn, grab a piece of real or digital paper. Did you have “complete an eLearning course,” or “play (insert name) learning game that my boss recommended to me” on your list? Resentful of learning new things.

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Hurix Digital

JULY 26, 2023

Educational video games have emerged as a powerful and effective tool to support self-centered learning, fostering independent and personalized learning experiences for K12 students of all ages. Here is what you need to know how interactive learning games support self-centered learning and the various benefits they offer learners.

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Hurix Digital

MARCH 27, 2024

Game-based learning has emerged as an efficient educational tool across numerous sectors, including healthcare, aviation, city planning, and beyond. This approach not only attracts learners but also helps them acquire specialized skills while making the learning process more fun. Table of Contents: What are Serious Games?

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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Learners can feel like they are actually in the environment, making the training experience more engaging and memorable. Gamification: Games and game-like elements can make training more engaging and fun. Realistic Scenarios: The metaverse can be used to create realistic scenarios for learners to practice in.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Here are some thoughts on what needs to be done to develop an instructional game that meets the objective of actually teaching something to the player. One can’t bolt game elements onto traditional learning or social education and expect that to be an effective, interesting or even instructional game.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There are times where you don’t want your learner to leave a slide until certain criteria have been met.   For instance, there's an interactive game on a slide (a credit score game you'll learn to create in my Storyline Essentials book). They can reset the game as many times as needed.).

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Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2014

When you are considering creating a learning experience using a game or parts of games, one type of element you can add is the Construction/Creation element. There are several game examples that use the concept construction for game play. There are several game examples that use the concept construction for game play.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 15, 2013

Here are some ideas I’ve had lately about trying to separate games and gamification as concepts. A game is a self-contained unit. There is a defined “game-space” in which the players agree to engage in game activities. There is a clear beginning, middle and end to a game. o Piece is to Puzzle.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Kids, for example, might love to play soccer or love to play video games like Minecraft. These types of games and activities keep children engaged, often for hours at a time. LearningWorks for Kids even created a new term for the combination of engagement and games: engamement. The bottom-line: kids love to play games.

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Origin Learning

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Games that are designed to improve the productivity and skills of learners are a good investment of organizational resources. However, adding games for games’ sake is definitely a no-no. A gamification strategy must be clear; every game should serve its own purpose of learning. Image Credits – Freepik.com.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 18, 2023

Serious games are one of the most effective learning methods for corporate training. This game-based learning method is innovative and can make the training sessions more engaging. What are serious games? Serious games are designed to teach employees industry-specific problem-solving skills in an engaging manner.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 2, 2014

In serious games, story is a narrative that either weaves through an entire game or sets up the reason you are playing the game and elaborates on the theme. Will the story be too “out there” for some learners? Sharon Boller wrote extensively on this subject in her Learning Game Design Blog Series.

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Paradiso

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Managing your LMS content in offline mode with the Offline SCORM Player tool, from Paradiso LMS, is very easy. This SCORM packages may contain images, videos, animations, games and, many other activities to interact with the LMS platform. This is how an Offline SCORM player runs in your mobile device.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 4, 2024

Summary: This blog has provided an overview of serious games, including their definition, application, and benefits. It also provided a brief overview of the differences between serious games and gamification, and highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of serious games in the healthcare industry.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 21, 2017

In 2015, the American Gaming Association and GfK Custom Research of North America estimated that almost 40 million Americans filled out more than 70 million March Madness brackets. The game of basketball is, obviously, a game. And games that also have a learning goal are called learning games. Gamification.

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Hurix Digital

JULY 14, 2023

The terms gamification and game-based learning are occasionally used interchangeably. Here is a deep dive into the differences between game-based learning and gamification. Here is a deep dive into the differences between game-based learning and gamification. What is Game-Based Learning?

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

It is obvious that games are immensely popular, what is less obvious is that they are also powerful teachers who have been “schooling” a generation for the past 30 years. Learning is most effective when the learner has an achievable, well-defined goal. Games are filled with goals. There is no contest, gaming wins.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 28, 2014

When creating an instructional game, there are a number of considerations related to interface design that should be followed to create an inviting and easy-to-use interface. In instructional game design, you want the interface to almost be invisible so the learner doesn’t have to spend time learning the interface.

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Kitaboo

APRIL 28, 2023

Player In addition to this exciting new feature, we are also proud to announce the launch of Kitaboo 6.0 This new player has several features that will enhance the reading experience for users. player also supports WCAG Compliance Online Reader 2.1 Player, which we believe will revolutionize the way students learn.”

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 2, 2012

It then dissects the elements of games and describes how they can be applied to the design and development of interactive learning. The presentation is based on solid research including peer-reviewed results from dozens of studies that offer insights into why game-based thinking and mechanics makes for vigorous learning tools.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 20, 2017

Knowledge Guru allows your learners to log into their games with their Salesforce.com account. Once learners validate their account credentials, they can log in with Salesforce and see all games registered to their Salesforce email address. Players go to kguru.co/login Players go to kguru.co/login

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Understanding a large game space requires some type of visual. In most games, this visual is in the form of a map. Strategy games like Civilization V contain maps to help players continually orient themselves to where they are and where they need to go. Design Games'

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sharon Boller , creator of Knowledge Guru® and President of Bottom-Line Performance, has authored a new white paper on using game mechanics and game elements in learning games. When a game’s mechanics, or set of rules that the game itself and players follow, are too complicated, it detracts from the learning.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 9, 2017

At the recent Realities 360 conference, I saw some confusion about the difference between a simulation and a game. For that matter, they can represent worlds that aren’t real, certainly the case in games.). Other changes are based upon learner actions (if learner flips the switch, countdown timer = on).

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