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Educational Games vs Games-based Learning
Educational games are designed explictly for education, whereas games-based learning claims that play and learning are the same
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Educational Games vs Games-based Learning
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Types of Game Mechanics
Game mechanics are the rules that govern and guide the players actions, as well as the game’s response to them. This post categorises those mechanics. […]
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Playtesting and the Ugly Baby Complex
We game designers regard games as our babies. Naturally we don’t want anyone saying anything bad about them. And that’s a mistake. […]
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How To Collect Feedback For Gamified & Digital Learning
I learnt things the hard way and this article is an attempt to reflect on the mistakes I made while collecting feedback for online game-based learning courses […]
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Debriefing and Feedback for Ubuntu Game
The Ubuntu Game is a physical and virtual board game designed to teach teenagers the wonders of diversity, inclusion and equality […]
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Feedback – Creation and Delivery through Live Experience
At the end of a training serial, tank commanders will conduct a ‘hot-debrief’, discussing what went well, what went badly and how they can improve next time. […]
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Engaging and Relevant Feedback from Online Agile Workshops
One of the most effective ways to demonstrate tricky real-world, Agile concepts is to run a game that strips away any complexity […]
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How to Make Your Learners Feel Like Rockstars
How do you really become a rockstar? Practice. Lots of practice. But for most people practising the same songs and notes over and over can get pretty tedious. […]
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What’s in a Game? – Debriefing Learning Games
Many have discovered that learning games and playful activities are effective for learning if you are required to use ‘online’, rather than a classroom setting. […]
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Focus on… Feedback Loops in Games Based Learning
Feedback is an important part of the learning process. Feedback is also really important for games to be engaging and fun. […]
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Applying Feedback in Learning Games
Applying feedback is incredibly important for shaping the player experience, connecting learning outcomes, and making sure that the experience stays “fun.” […]
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Pizza KATA II Retrospect is a Mindset and Not an Action
Teams need to retrospect to get better, not just to celebrate wins. If teams want to improve they need to change what was wrong, or even not quite perfect. […]