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Quest systems in Role Playing Games
Quests increase the immersion in the game world and the fun of playing as well as forming the basis of the theme and acting as the core of the gameplay. […]
Player Experience
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Designing Learning Games with Players in Mind
Playing games is almost always an enjoyable activity. However, designing educational games with the audience (players) in mind can be incredibly challenging. […]
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The Player Experience of Games
Player experience can be as simple as mechanics in gamification; or a complex serious game. That experience dictates how our game, is received by our users. […]
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Why Learning Makes Great Games
Well-designed games are great for creating learning, but maybe we should rather be thinking that well-designed learning is a great way to make compelling games. […]
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Games of Hidden (and Disclosed) Information
At any time, items of game information are either known or hidden. A premise of many games is that this aspect is not the same for all players at the same time. […]
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The Effects of Win/Loss States on Learning
Most games are designed as zero-sum. Where one side wins and the other inevitably loses. But we all know that life, and learning, is far from zero-sum. […]
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Win States in Games to Keep Players Playing
For some, it is about winning, yet for others, it is the zeal to learn the process and ponder over the experience and mistakes and the takeaways from it. […]
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Die Trying – Learning through Failure in Games
In other words, learners have to feel secure and brave enough to lose. What’s the best way to create flexible, emotional resilience to making mistakes? […]
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I PLAY TO WIN!
When Song Ha-na says “I PLAY TO WIN!” in Overwatch, this Korean character, could be talking about not only Overwatch but all FPS (First-person Shooter) games. […]
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Fired Up Fiero
Fiero is highly addictive and highly engaging. Often that feeling comes after we’re completely engrossed in the game. That’s called being a state of “flow.” […]
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Gamer Grind
What does Gamer Grind mean? How do players experience it? How can designers and educators of games-based learning address the grind in designs? […]
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Playtest Like a Researcher: Observational Playtesting
In boardgames, there isn’t a formal term to cover the set of playtesting techniques that are about observations of play rather than post game feedback […]
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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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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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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. […]