News in Games-Based Learning

The Impact of Internet Experience and Attitude on Student Preference for Blended Learning

Internet access directly affects the success and attitude of blended learning but its success has many advantages. Within a learning environment, the internet is not just a place to access learning applications but also a place to connect.

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Games that avoid capitalistic design

There are obvious examples in which games put us to work, like the cycle of work and consumption in Animal Crossing that many memes make fun of even as we enjoy it, or management games and city builders. Many games are fun because, unlike at many points in real life, the work we put in brings visible results.

gamesDave EngMay 13, 2022Games, management games, marking campaigns, players, capitalistic design, game design, kindness, newsComment

Beyond gaming: How techies and designers are using Minecraft for it’s ubiquitousness

There are obvious examples in which games put us to work, like the cycle of work and consumption in Animal Crossing that many memes make fun of even as we enjoy it, or management games and city builders. Many games are fun because, unlike at many points in real life, the work we put in brings visible results.

gamesDave EngMay 12, 2022Gaming, Minecraft games, engagement, learning, game design, marketing, newsComment

11 Ways Progression Works in Video Games

One of the biggest ways video games keep us engaged is the sense of progression, whether that be through our skill improving, unlocking in-game items, or seeing how a game's story unfolds. There are a number of unique ways you can progress through video games.

gamesDave EngMay 11, 2022Gaming, video game design, gaming culture, game developmentnewsComment

Could gamification be the way forward for modern marketers?

As consumers evolve, gamification is one of the emerging critical elements of marketing that can be deployed to engage an attention-deprived consumer. Since its inception, elements of gamification have appeared everywhere - from performance marketing campaigns' playable ads, social marketing campaigns, to e-commerce strategies.

gamificationDave EngMay 10, 2022Gamification, marketing, customers, interactive, strategies, newsComment

Benefits of Using Board Games in the Classroom

As a kid growing up, I loved board games ... loved playing The Game of Life, Clue, and Sorry with my friends as a preteen and then Backgammon throughout my undergraduate years. Research indicates that there is power in using board games in the classroom.

gamesDave EngMay 9, 2022Board games, classroom, critical thinking, collaborative, education, 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

Using Gamification To Create A More Engaged, Passionate And Innovative Team

There are more things competing for our time and attention - cell phones, tablets, watches, video games, smart home devices, smart lights, smart doorbells and far too many more things to name. Following a blueprint set forth by the video gaming industry, many industries have begun to integrate the process of "Gamification," or banking on the competitive nature of people to encourage them to continue engaging with the product or service.

gamificationDave EngMay 7, 2022Gamification, video gaming, engaging, business goals, game-based learning, newsComment

Games in the Classroom and the Academic Effect

This study aimed to focus on using games in the classroom and the academic effect on the students. Games in the classroom have become very popular in recent years.

gamesDave EngMay 6, 2022Games, classroom, academic, board games, online games, engaging, game-based learning, newsComment

Amnesty launches game app to make human rights learning

The International Game Developers Association's Renee Gittins did just that in a roundtable discussion on reaching players through inclusive game design at GamesBeat Summit today.WB Games Montreal's Osama Dorias takes a wide view on the subject of what inclusive game design means.Voelker is the Xbox Game Studios Accessibility lead, as well as the co-director of the Game Accessibility Conference.

gamesDave EngMay 5, 2022Games, game app, human rights, learning, Asia and the pacific, newsComment

Game based learning – as easy as ABC (and D)

The best learning experience would be the one that gets the learners to see the difference between what they know and what they do. This is where the power of game based learning truly comes alive, where you get participants to play a game which requires them to demonstrate a specific behaviour to achieve or improve on the game's objective.

gamesDave EngMay 4, 2022Games, game based learning, learners, game objectives, action tools, newsComment

Achieving inclusive game design

The International Game Developers Association's Renee Gittins did just that in a roundtable discussion on reaching players through inclusive game design at Games Beat Summit today. WB Games Montreal's Osama Dorias takes a wide view on the subject of what inclusive game design means. Voelker is the Xbox Game Studios Accessibility lead, as well as the co-director of the Game Accessibility Conference.

gamesDave EngMay 3, 2022Games, game design, game industry, game developers, game studio, newsComment

How a Simple Word Game Became an Internet Sensation

For the uninitiated, Wordle is a game that requires the player to guess a five-letter word within six attempts. The player starts off with a random guess, and the game tells the player how many letters in their guess also figure in the actual word of the day.

gamesDave EngMay 2, 2022Games, player, game designers, challenging, trending, newsComment

Winning is Overrated (in Educational Games)

If you're reading Ludogogy, you probably don't need a tutorial on the benefits and utility of educational games, but you may feel strongly about the need for a clear set of winning outcomes. The first challenge that winning in educational games presents is the strong possibility of creating unhealthy in- and out-group dynamics in the classroom.

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Minecraft partners with Cambridge to create educational world

“Young learners exploring our world will be able to practise their English skills, have fun and start a learning adventure they will never forget," said Belinda Cerdá, head of digital partnerships at Cambridge Assessment English.

gamesDave EngApril 30, 2022Games, learners, educational gaming, classroom, Minecraft, 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

Will our future lives be like a video game?

A few years ago, the software company Owlchemy Labs released a computer game called Job Simulator. As the digital scaffold of the metaverse continues to shoot up all around us, and asvirtual reality continues to merge with, and augment, our physical surroundings, computer games will become an increasingly present, increasingly seamless feature of our everyday lives.

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How Hospitals Are Using Games-Based Learning to Train Their Employees

When Dr. James Rosser Jr. was in medical school, he noticed that students who didn't play video games were having a harder time learning intricate motor skills than those who did. Surgeons who played video games three hours a week made 37 percent fewer mistakes in surgery.

gamesDave EngApril 27, 2022Games, game-based learning, video games, real-life situations, newsComment

Want to Have Fun in the Classroom? Try Learning Games

Games are great tools to engage students in their learning. There are many educational benefits to playing games in the classroom. The best benefit that occurs from playing games in the classroom is that students are learning content in a fun, engaging way!

gamesDave EngApril 26, 2022Games, children, classroom, active games, learn, engaging, newsComment

Using action video games to enhance reading skills in children

With this in mind, a video game was designed that combines action video games with mini games that train different executive functions, such as working memory, inhibition and cognitive flexibility, functions that are called upon during reading.

gamesDave EngApril 25, 2022Video games, children, reading skills, cognitive training, learn, engaging, newsComment