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Using Gamification to Motivate and Engage MSN-FNP Students Online

As online learning becomes increasingly popular, educators face new challenges in engaging and motivating students in virtual classrooms. Motivating and engaging students in online learning can be especially challenging in nursing programs, where students must not only acquire theoretical knowledge but also develop practical skills.

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Games-Based Learning for AGPCNP Students: A Novel Approach to Improve Clinical Competence

As healthcare providers, Advanced Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) students must possess the knowledge and skills necessary to manage complex medical conditions in older adults. To improve their clinical competence, innovative teaching strategies are needed. Games-based learning is one strategy that has acquired favor recently.

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Why Board Games Are Good for You

As we get older and start to experience adult life – with all its busyness and responsibilities, plus a lack of time – the things we used to do for fun as children can easily fall by the wayside. In some cases, this doesn’t matter too much, but when it comes to board games, it seems a shame. There are many reasons why board games and tabletop games are good for you and why you should continue to play them as you get older. Read on to find out more, and it might persuade you to find your old games or even start playing new ones.

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What Will Make You Succeed More in Your Gaming?

There are all sorts of things you can do to achieve success in your gaming. The most important factor is undoubtedly practice. If you devote time to honing your skills, you'll give yourself a much better chance of coming out on top. But there are other things you can do to improve your chances as well. In this blog post, we'll look at a few of them.

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How D&D Can Prepare You for Education

When we think of games, we tend to think about recreational time. We think about relaxing, letting our hair down and having fun. Of course, games can tick all of these boxes. But have you ever considered how games could prove useful for education purposes too? Nowadays, more schools and other educational institutions are incorporating gaming into their syllabus to teach valuable skills and knowledge that can be applicable to other areas of life. For now, let’s focus on Dungeons and Dragons and how this world famous board game can prove useful for education!

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Are NFTs the Future of Gaming?

NFTs have been making the headlines recently for all sorts of reasons. From amateur creators making a great income from creating their own NFTs through to cautionary tales like that of the Spice DOA ill-fated attempt to purchase the rights to Dune, when in fact, they had paid more than 20 times over the estimate for a copy of a book which was freely available and wouldn’t give them any rights to the source material.

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How to Identify the Right Games For Classroom Learning

Classroom 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.

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Skills You Didn't Know You Could Learn From Video Games

Video games might not the first medium you think of when it comes to learning useful skills. Of course, there are games specifically designed for learning and to be educational, but even in games intended only for entertainment, there are surprisingly useful skills that can be learned. Here are some of the most useful that you’ve probably never thought of.

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Overwork: Is It Necessary And What Are The Consequences?

How true is that image? For sure, developing a game can be hard work - horror stories are not uncommon within the game development world - but is it an absolute necessity that you be sat over a workstation long into the night and then back at it again first thing in the morning? Let’s look at some of the facts…

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Gaming Tips for Beginners Looking to Have More Fun

There 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.

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Hosting Games for You And Your Friends

Multiplayer gaming has seen a huge rise in popularity over the last couple of decades. More and more players are turning their attention to online games, and this has lead to a huge surge in options like this hitting the market. This is great for gamers, and it means that there is almost certainly a game or two on the market that all of your friends will like. Let’s take a look at some of the steps that you will need to take when you want to prepare a games session for you and your friends, giving everyone the chance to take part.

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8 Ways To Stimulate Your Brain Outside Of GamePlay

When you are a seasoned gamer, either online or playing board games, you will know just how effective games are for stimulating your brain. Games teach your brain strategy, tactics, long term decision making, risk calculation, fun, healthy competition, and so many other key traits that can be transferred into our everyday lives.

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The Surprising Benefits of Gaming

It’s hard to comprehend just how popular gaming is. Did you know that the economy of gaming is bigger than the movie and music industries combined? With people of all ages loading up games consoles, that shouldn’t come as a surprise, yet it is. Part of the reason is that people that like gaming really like gaming; there aren’t too many fair-weather gamers. Once you’re on the hook, you stay there.

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