Games, gamification, and game-based learning have entered into the vocabulary of trainers, e-learning developers, and instructional designers in the past few years. While the use of games for learning seems like a good match, questions arise. How should games be integrated into the curriculum? Can attitudes and behavior change result from playing a game? What elements of games can learning designers borrow from game designers? The answer to these questions can be found in the research. Based on a bestselling book "The Gamifi, this session introduces, defines, and describes the concepts of gamification and games for learning.
25. Fantasy– There are both cognitive and
emotional reasons for evoking fantasy.
Cognitively a fantasy can help a learner
apply old knowledge to understand new
things and help them remember the
content. Emotionally, a person can
connect with the experiences and not
bring with it “real-world” concerns or fears.
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27. Challenge and Consolidation– Good games offer players a set
of challenging problems and then let them solve these problems
until they have virtually routinized or automated their solutions.
Games then throw a new class of problem at the players requiring
them to rethink their now, taken-for-granted mastery, learn
something new, and integrate this new learning into their old
mastery.
James Paul Gee,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
60. 1) Interactivity of games leads to higher knowledge.
2) Fantasy, curiosity and challenge are key elements for
instructional games.
3) Embed facts to be learned in the context of stories.
4) On screen characters can enhance e‐learning.
5) Use stories rather than bulleted lists to present facts.
6) Present learners with a difficult challenge to engage and
motivate them.
7) Transfer of learning occurs when tasks are cognitively the
same
8) Use stories that are related to the context of the desired
learning outcome.
9) Characters should speak in a natural, conversational tone.
10) Feedback needs to be targeted.
11) Embed game into a larger curriculum.
Takeaways