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A Psychologist Reveals 6 Issues Every ‘Gamified Workplace’ Faces  

In response to the "Great Resignation" post-Covid-19, organizations turned to workplace gamification to inject purpose, engagement, and excitement into work environments. This trend has surged in recent years, particularly in tech sectors in the US, as a means to motivate employees through game-like elements such as points, badges, and challenges.

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Board and Card Game Resource for Libraries

Scott Nicholson from Wilfrid Laurier University is collaborating with the mEducation Alliance to create a resource for libraries in low-resource settings, focusing on board and card games. The initiative aims to compile games that are easy to explain, engaging, and robust enough for long-term use. Key criteria for selection include robustness, explainability, table presence, engagement, and overhead. Community members are invited to suggest suitable games via a Google Document. This project seeks to empower youth to teach games in libraries, fostering community connections and learning. For more information, contact Scott Nicholson at scott@scottnicholson.com 

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Game Plan: As the Workforce Gets Younger, Gamifying Training Makes More Sense

The article explores the growing trend of gamifying training, particularly in cybersecurity, to better engage employees and ensure the retention of knowledge. Ani Banerjee from KnowBe4 discusses how organizations like Beaumont Health Systems, PwC, and The Digital Guardian are leveraging gamification to enhance security awareness training.

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Educational Games: Creating The Learning Environment Of The Future

Engagement and Motivation: Igniting the Spark of Learning Skill Development: Equipping Students for the Future Content Mastery: Making Learning Stick Exploring the Diverse World of Educational Games Types of Educational Games: Adapting Play for Learning The realm of educational games is vast, encompassing various genres, each with unique characteristics that cater to different learning styles and objectives.

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8 Reasons Gamification Is More Than Fun And Games At Work

When gamification is inadequately applied it can be nothing more than a short-term fix to long-term issues around demotivation at work. It is more likely that extroverted candidates will respond positively to certain gamification elements such as multiplayer competitions, whilst introverts might perform better on single-player games with clearly-defined rules.

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Onboarding Your Team Through Play

Onboarding a new team member involves navigating the complexities of learning names, roles, processes, and preferences. Traditional onboarding, often a checklist-driven and information-heavy process, may not be the most engaging approach. Bethany Carr suggests adopting a more interactive method by incorporating games, activities, and simulations into the onboarding process.

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How To Derive The Most From Your Gamified Projects

Simultaneously, game theory's insights into strategic decision-making, competition, and cooperation provide a roadmap for crafting compelling gamified experiences. Game theory provides a framework for analyzing how different actors choose strategies to maximize their gains while considering the choices of others.

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Beyond Gamification

One tool or approach that has been suggested as a methodology for solving the problem of disengaged employees is gamification. Gamification means adding game elements to non-game situations such as creating a work application or process for an employee to earn points by performing specific activities correctly.

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Playing Against Radicalisation: Why Extremists are Gaming and How P/CVE Can Leverage the Positive Effects of Video Games to Prevent Radicalisation

While the exploitation of gaming content and spaces by extremist actors is a relatively new phenomenon and research in this area is sparse, it has become clear that extremists are seeking to utilise video games, gaming platforms, and gaming-related content for their ends.

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