Ideas
Gamification and John Dewey
How does John Dewey’s pioneering work in modern education relate to gamification in learning today? Interaction, Growth, Interest and Experience – that’s how. […]
Theory
Ludogopedia
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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Review of Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design
If this book by Engelstein and Shalev had existed back then, I would definitely have used it to explore game mechanics to inform my game design. […]
Review
Review of Framing Play Design
When we play, we explore and create things that can never come into being when we are focused on doing things right and achieving […]
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Review – Ideas Arrangements Effects by DS4SI
Ideas, Arrangements, Effects (IAE) starts with a simple premise – that ideas are embedded in social arrangements, which in turn produce effects. […]
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Review – Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
The main thesis of this book is that games can be used as ‘meaningful work’ in the face of some of the world’s most intractable problems. […]
Focus
Focus on… Game Design Aesthetics
Games Design models which focus on the relationship between game designer and player, and the game features and behaviours which emerge from that relationship. […]
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Review – Yu-kai Chou’s Behavioural Design Masterclass
If you are serious about offering Octalysis-based gamification design to clients, or a project of your own to gamify, this course will amply repay your effort […]
Ideas
What is the Lusory Attitude?
We all play games for multiple reasons. No matter what the reason, we agree to a certain set of rules and expectations of play. Some of this involves us entering the “magic circle” of games. […]
Focus
Focus on… Game Theory and Toy Games
Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interaction among rational decision-makers. It features ‘toy games’ to explain theories of conflict […]
Ideas
What playing games and turning life into games can teach us?
This article contains a list of twenty-three lessons learned from games and turning our lives into games. This list is an extended excerpt from the book Gameful Project Management. The extensions are mainly from Self-Gamification […]
Ideas
Why games are definitely not (just) for children
Educators (and indeed most other people) seem to be quite happy with the idea that children, and other young animals, learn from play. Felines learn hunting skills by being given food to play with by […]
how to
Duolingo review – how to apply Gamification smarter
Have you ever thought: “I want to learn to speak _____”? That same energising thought got 300 million people to try out Duolingo, a freemium tool to learn any of 36 (and rising) languages. These include little-spoken […]