player experience — News in Games-Based Learning

Analysis of the Player Experience Across Digital and Physical Worlds

The aim of this research is, following the example of Litherland,23 to analyze the quality of the player experience while accounting for a range of factors: the emotions of the players; the agents involved; the institutions like the rules of the game or the framing of game context which indicates the process in which the participants negotiate a shared understanding and conventions in interpreting said rules;25 and lastly the contexts which may refer to the physical medium in which the game in played.

gamesDave EngDecember 31, 2022Games, player experience, digital, physical worlds, analysis, newsComment

Can we Train Yomi through Learning Games?

"The term is particularly applied to fighting games, and Sirlin's card game simulates a fight between two characters, similar to games like Street Fighter. While the characters in the game are fighters, this game is far more about mind games than combat.

Yomi, learning gameDave EngAugust 15, 2022Game mechanisms, learning, player experience, train, fighting games, newsComment

Why Learning Makes Great Games

In the world of games-based learning and gamification, we frequently see research on the efficacy of using games in learning applications, or articles and posts extolling the virtues of this approach. The ability to fail quickly, get timely feedback and experiment with different approaches until you get it right, are, after all, characteristics of games which makes them so suitable for learning.

gamificationDave EngJune 17, 2022Engagement, learning, player experience, workplace learning, newsComment

Win States in Games to Keep Players Playing

Regardless of whichever group you belong to, this article discusses the aspect of designing a perfect game and all the checklists that it must contain to captivate the players to keep playing. To keep the players hooked on playing a game, a competent game designer should present them with ongoing challenges, each of which leads to another challenge.

gamesDave EngMay 8, 2022Games, competition, engagement, player experience, win, newsComment

The Effects of Win/Loss States on Learning

So how do you go about designing game ecosystems in which winning isn't the goal? When the goal is learning or just simply continuation of play. I build games for learning in which learning must happen irrespective of a win/lose state for players.

gamesDave EngApril 29, 2022Games, engagement, player experience, failure, newsComment

Acquiring Real-Life Skills from Games

The player gets one free stock in the chain, represented by a card. If two hotel chains sit next to each other, a player could place a tile that links them together. Kept stocks lose the opportunity to profit now, but if the chain reforms, you'll have a head start towards a majority holding.

gamesDave EngMarch 15, 2022Games, workplace learning, game mechanisms, gamification, player experience, newsComment

Creating the Player Experience Webinar

The player experience is something that we all shoot for in design. That’s true whether we’re using games-based learning, gamification, serious games, or simulations. That’s because the player experience is what the player goes through when they play the game. These are the main takeaways for students and the memorable moments for players. That experience can be as simple as gamified mechanics in gamification; a games-based learning class; a simulation; or a serious game. The player experience dictates how our creation, our game, is received by our users. This presentation will examine the player experience from a design standpoint. It includes how to address player motivation; the creation of meaningful choices; designing for balance; adhering to usability; determining aesthetics; and emphasizing fun.

webinar, player experienceDave EngNovember 19, 2020player experience, webinarComment

Keeping the Player Smart

Even in a party game where your slightly silly task is to rank your most-to-least favorite things from six random cards chosen by other players like doing laundry, popsicles, road trips, little dogs, getting up early, cuddling.

players, learning gameDave EngAugust 12, 2020players, player experienceComment