Game-like Engagement for Learning [Slides]
Here are my slides from my Learning Solutions 2010 presentation: (btw – the title came from a workshop length version, but got stuck to this presentation. I’ll have to talk more later about $$$ aspect)
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Are Learning Games More Like Movies or Like Sports?
So, this came from a comment I made on Simon Bostock’s post Disappointment and Dysludia, and it’s something that I’m curious about. So are educational games movies or sports? By that, I mean: everybody...
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I can put on this tiara, but it won’t make me Wonder Woman (Gameification)
So, one of the biggest issues with games for learning, is that there’s this weird logic out there: Um…no, not necessarily… As I allude in the title of this post, I can put on the Wonder Woman costume,...
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The Learner’s Journey
So I just bumped into Amy Jo Kim’s Gamification Workshop 2010 slides (via Sebastian Deterding). Amy Jo Kim is another of my professional crushes (she’s awesome), and there’s loads of goodness in the...
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Why don’t they teach Instructional Designers this stuff?
Update: Extra Credits has moved – all the episodes can now be found here: http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/extra-credits So, I write about games a lot on this blog, but it isn’t really supposed to be...
View ArticleVideo – Meaningful Play: Getting Gamification Right
This Google Tech Talk from Sebastian Deterding is the best thing I’ve seen so far on the topic of gamification. It’s 50 min, but so worth the time:
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Gameful Webinar
Hey — what are you doing on Sunday? I’m doing this: The concept of Flow has gotten a little overused in game design, but there are still useful insights and subtleties that can be applied to...
View ArticleGameful Webinar – Recording
The recording of the webinar that I did for the Gameful folks has been posted – it’s available here:...
View ArticleWhat are you curious about?
So, my self-appointed mission today is to encourage as many people as possible to go look at the slides from Stephen Anderson’s latest talk about things like curiosity, design, play and experience. So...
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Extrinsic Motivation and Games
Hey folks, this is a really excellent discussion of the issues and research around using extrinsic rewards as a way to motivate behavior. Chris Hecker is looking at the question through the lens of...
View ArticleWebcast: Using the Psychology of Games for Learning
I should have posted this a few days ago, but I’m doing a webcast tomorrow (Wednesday May 15th, 1pm ET) for ASTD on using the psychology of game design for learning. Talking about some familiar stuff...
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Usable Learning Busy-ness
Hey folks — am returned from all the San Francisco adventures, and am happy to be home. Now that I have time to draw breath, I’ll actually finish some of those blog posts, but here’s a round up of...
View ArticleGameful Learning – More Sebastian Deterding Goodness
Okay, so I understand that it looks like I just post every Sebastian Deterding presentation on this blog, but really, I don’t. He’s a prolific guy. This one is specifically aimed at design for online...
View ArticleStephen Anderson – From Paths to Sandboxes
Sat in on Karl Fast and Stephen Anderson‘s Design for Understanding workshop at the IA Summit last week, and it was double-plus-good. Here are Stephen’s slides from his IA Summit presentation....
View ArticleSocial Games & Community Development
So I’ve been doing research for a chapter on social and informal learning that I’m adding the second edition, and I’ve been taking a look at some of the resources on social gaming because they know a...
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New Book: Play to Learn!
I got a present in my mailbox today — it was the paper copy of Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp’s new book, Play to Learn! I’d already agreed to be a stop on their Blog Book Tour, but it’s lovely to have...
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