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A Brief History of Role Playing Games
The varied options for character creation and development give us limitless opportunities for facilitating learning which puts us in other people’s shoes. […]
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Learning Powered by the Apocalypse
The potential for using these games is immense. We can create games for our learners to play, but we can also invite them to create their own. […]
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Flow Theory in Games and Learning
The term ‘Flow’ is often used in reference to games, as well as in learning settings. It’s an important concept within both contexts of games-based learning. […]
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Technology Tree
A Technology Tree (AKA Tech or Research Tree) is a feature in strategy games representing a series of upgrades that a player can make, often through research […]
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Agile / Scrum Terminology for Dummies
For those of us who are not experts in Agile / Lean /Scrum. I have created these definitions, but am no expert, so please let me know if any are not right. […]
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Jane McGonigal – Games Designer and Futurist
McGonigal is known for advocating the development and use of games for tackling real-world problems and for fostering mass collaboration. […]
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Richard Bartle and his Player Types
Richard Bartle’s taxonomy of player types, from observations of players of Multi User Dungeons. Player types are Killers, Achievers, Socialisers and Explorers […]
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Andrzej Marczewski’s Hexad of Player Types
Andrzej Marczewski created the Hexad of Player Types, an extension of Richard Bartle’s work, to be more suitable for use in Enterprise Gamification. […]
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Yu-kai Chou’s Octalysis Framework
The Octalysis framework was created by Yu-kai Chou. The Octalysis framework consists of eight Core Drives (CDs) describing human motivation. […]
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Self-Determination Theory of Motivation
A motivation theory which focuses on the idea that human nature features persistent positive traits, and that people consistently display effort and agency […]