"I want to be part of creating more opportunities for Black people, for everyone who is underrepresented in games. I get people all the time who think of tabletop games as a 'white people hobby.' Games are for everyone. Fun is for everyone."
Read More"You're more likely to engage and your company is that much more likely to be productive. And the thing that happens when you're productive is that you're also more profitable. So it really does affect the bottom line. And that's as simple as it gets." Fun goes virtual The Fun Dept.
Read MoreThey focused on experiences that were neither fun nor engaging - in the boring zone - and used the technique of mutation to figure out what ingredient to add to turn a boring experience into a fun one, without it becoming engaging.
Read MoreAn award-winning documentary has been adapted into an educational, interactive game for students. Through a partnership with Ag in the Classroom, students can learn valuable lessons about agriculture and ecosystem sustainability using games and technology.
Read MoreThe article titled "The importance of having fun: Daily play among adults with type 1 diabetes" written by Meredith Van Vleet, Vicki S. Helgeson, and Cynthia A. Berg in 2019 outlines a study investigating the concept of using fun and play to help fight a disease and how it may be helpful.
Read MoreThe game, The Legend of the Lost Emerald, won a top prize this month at the 54th Annual Public Media Awards. "We have a vision to see games used as a vehicle to connect the public with contemporary research through media and this project is a testament to how successful that strategy can be."
Read MoreIn this article, we'll outline the biggest gamification mistakes most businesses make, and offer some tips on how to avoid them. Another common problem with gamification is making too many demands from employees.
Read MoreMade by a Game Designer We all like to think we can make games because we like games or even studied game design. If you look at the game charts over the last few years, they have been dominated by only one or two games. The point is a good game is usually made by a good game designer.
Read MoreGamification just means using the mechanics of games to deliver training materials, which makes it fun. In this article, you will read about gamification and its benefits in sales training. Benefits Of Gamification Now you know how to gamify your sales training.
Read MoreWhy does this irony exist? How come many people find the real thing boring? Let's dig into this issue deeper, find out why, and discover what you can do to make simulation games fun again. Many will argue that simulation games are fun and exciting, and they're correct to a point.
Read MoreWhy does this irony exist? How come many people find the real thing boring? Let's dig into this issue deeper, find out why, and discover what you can do to make simulation games fun again. Many will argue that simulation games are fun and exciting, and they're correct to a point.
Read MoreIf you look at Flow or my Engagement Channel stuff, you will see that to enter flow and be truly engaged, the challenge of whatever you are doing should match or slightly exceed your current skill level.
Read MoreClassroom education does not always have to be all-talk, boring, and mind-numbing for your students - not when you can light it up with the right games. Game-based learning offers numerous benefits in any classroom. But while many educators know fully well about these benefits, the challenge usually is identifying the right options. Teachers are becoming more excited about incorporating games in their classrooms but aren't sure where to begin. With so many gaming options to choose from, it can be overwhelming to identify the right option for you, especially if it is your first time. Here are some tips you can use to help you identify the right games for classroom learning.
Read MoreThere are so many ideas that you should be looking to make the most of when you are trying to ensure success and fun as a beginner. Try to come up with some of the best ways of enjoying the gaming process as much as possible. One of the best ways of being able to achieve this is to think about beginner tips for gaming that you can utilize right now.
Read MoreWhile we know escape rooms to be an adrenaline-boosting experience to enjoy with friends, they are now being used for learning to engage and energize participants.
Read MoreIn the classroom, Yaritza Villalba used to transform history lessons into fun events like rap battles and speakeasies with root beer and students dressed as 1920s celebrities. With the school year in full swing, teachers around the world are adapting to completely new ways of instructing and engaging with students during the pandemic.
Read MoreThrough play, they develop physically and discover a slew of emotional skills,and they learn how to process the world. While the benefits of play are innumerable - play helps children develop cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally - there is more to play than fun and games. How do children learn through play? Well, it's simple.
Read MoreA great theory with bad measurements will lead to worse results than a weak theory with great measurements. Bad measurements will improve theory only a bit while good measurement can move theory by miles.
Read MoreToday, faculty are being asked to abruptly expand their teaching practices in ways many of us would never have imagined. For many, teaching online is something they’ve never done and for some, it’s something they never desired to do. I have some experience with digital pedagogy but for me personally, asynchronous online teaching holds the highest level of difficulty because my style of teaching induces and relies on a sense of community, connection, and interaction within the classroom.
Read MoreTo the newbie, online gaming can be a bit difficult and somewhat confusing. There are a lot of first-timers who give up the whole gaming experience after just one difficult try. But with the right set of tips and environment, anyone can have a great gaming experience, even if the first try was not too good. In the past couple of years, the number of active online gaming users has shot up considerably, with new users signing up for one online game or another on a daily basis. Plus, online gaming comes with so many benefits for the gamer.
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