News in Games-Based Learning

Exposure to More Foreign Accents Helps Children Grow Their Vocabulary Faster, Gamified Science

This was observed using some clever science and shows that it wasn't bilingual children, but children in a language class with multiple accents who learned and remembered new words at an accelerated rate.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 14, 2023Children, vocabulary, gamified, science, foreign accents, words, learning, newsComment

America's government is older than ever, so we made this 'Dungeons & Dragons'-inspired tabletop role-playing game to show you why the system favors gerontocracy

For several weeks, Insider has explored the reality of America's aging government. Congress is older than ever, and America's young people are not represented in the body at the rate they otherwise should be.

dungeons & dragonsDave EngFebruary 13, 2023Games, role-playing, America, Dungeon and Dragons, Government, incentives, newsComment

Trombone Champ Makes a Hit Video Game of an Unlikely Instrument

Thanks to the popular new video game Trombone Champ - a sort of Guitar Hero for brass players - Buckle was having a go at its exhilarating opening as if he were one of the first violins. Buckle, 29, who gamely agreed to test out Trombone Champ last weekend, gripped a mouse, which he would move up and down to change the pitch of his virtual trombone, and placed his left hand on the laptop's space bar, which he would hit to play notes.

gamesDave EngFebruary 12, 2023Video game, music, trombone champ, virtual trombone, laptop, playnewsComment

I Make Video Games. I Won't Let My Daughters Play Them.

Flying under the radar are video games even though kids in the United States spend much more time playing video games than engaging in social media, according to a recent Common Sense Media report. Last year, China acted: It prohibited minors from playing video games on school days and more than an hour on weekend and holiday nights.

video gamesDave EngFebruary 11, 2023Gamification, play, video games, entrepreneur, board games, children, newsComment

Educational video game created at UW–Madison earns national Public Media Awards honor

The 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."

game designDave EngFebruary 10, 2023Educational, video game, public media, fun, students, learning, newsComment

The legacy of Gamification we want to forget

Nick Pelling is often cited as being the first person to officially use the word in writing way back in 2002, using it to describe the process of making non game based interfaces more like games.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 9, 2023Gamification, games, designers, company, legacy, experiences, create, tasks, newsComment

Can gamification improve fleet safety?

For the gas distribution company SGN, introducing gamification and some healthy competition through the comparison of performance standards across its depots has helped reduce incidents of idling by 68%, mileage by 16%and mpg by 11%. Meanwhile, Zenith Hygiene Group introduced driver league tables which has resulted in an annual fuel cost saving of more than £220,000.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 8, 2023Gamification, fleet, safety, group, drivers, vehicles, health, newsComment

Game-based learning to address maths literacy challenges

Educators have leaned into game-based learning to try address maths literacy challenges among South African children.

Literacy, games-based learningDave EngFebruary 7, 2023Game-based, learning, math, literacy, challenges, students, educators, platform, newsComment

The Psychology of Gamification: Why and How Does It Work

Gamification has become a passion among people to increase the online image of their businesses. What does Gamification mean? Gamification refers to using game elements in real-life business and market strategies.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 6, 2023Gamification, motivation, market, online, strategy, employee, newsComment

This former WilmU game design educator now makes gaming accessible for hospitalized children

For 13 years, Scott Shaw led Wilmington University's Game Design and Development program - the first four-year degree program of its kind in Delaware.

game designDave EngFebruary 5, 2023Game design, gaming accessible, hospitalized, children, students, newsComment

Gamification: Before you play, know what experts say

They are dedicated to studying and applying motivation science to gaming - including video games and the gamification of education. How did these lauded researchers get involved in video gaming? For starters, if you don't play some online interactive game, you are in the minority.

gamification, playDave EngFebruary 4, 2023Gamification, skill development, games, motivation, game mechanics, work, newsComment

Gamification in corporate training: 10 examples and techniques

Although the practice of including game-like elements in learning programs is new to some, gamification has a long history of use as an effective tool for engaging people. Gamification makes learning more exciting, interactive, and ultimately more productive.

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Minecraft empowers students to solve climate issues, builds skills for green careers

During the pandemic, educators and students at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn established a Minecraft Club to foster school community.

Minecraft, climate change, educationalDave EngFebruary 2, 2023Education, students, programs, energy, climate, city, skills, activites, newsComment

What is Urban Gamification?

Play and games embedded in the city's fabric can help improve user engagement with urban spaces. When applied to the urban context, it presents itself as nodes for playful interaction that create transformative ways of experiencing the city. Similar forms of playful placemaking exhibit possibilities of how games can reconnect people with cities.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 1, 2023Gamification, urban spaces, games, city, user engagement, reconnect, newsComment

How Will Gamification Play a Key Role in the Future of Online Learning?

How can we be sure to keep students interested and encouraged to contribute and perform well in assessments? The gamification of education, where you make learning more enjoyable and engaging for students by using game design features, could be the answer.

gamification, online learningDave EngJanuary 31, 2023Gamification, online learning, education, students, interest, game design, newsComment

Simulator Gamifies Underwriter Training

Given that underwriting decisions involve huge cost implications, training on the job is not a viable option; these professionals must gain their experience somehow in a safe training environment, where mistakes don't have real-world financial consequences.

Underwriter, gamification, trainingDave EngJanuary 30, 2023Gamification, education, classroom, online, workforce training, targets, newsComment

Adopting 'Minecraft: Education Edition' for game-based learning in Pinagbuhatan High School

How can we be sure to keep students interested and encouraged to contribute and perform well in assessments? The gamification of education, where you make learning more enjoyable and engaging for students by using game design features, could be the answer.

games-based learning, video games, MinecraftDave EngJanuary 29, 2023Game-based learning, gamification, traditional learning, education, Minecraft, newsComment

Will Gamification Play A Key Role In Online Learning's Future?

The idea of play being used as a learning tool has existed for a long time, with theorists like Jean Piaget and Leonard Vygotsky in 1962 proposing there's an important link between cognitive development and play.

gamification, online learningDave EngJanuary 28, 2023Gamification, online, learning, students, education, academic, newsComment

Creating board games and historical simulations with designer David Thompson

Thompson's interest in games stems from his childhood and roleplaying games, such as Dungeon and Dragons. It was listening to the Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast that introduced Thompson to the concept of board game design.

board games, simulations, historyDave EngJanuary 27, 2023Board games, Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo4News, Wyoming, newsComment

How games are changing the way we learn - Lessons from Flogames

Games are fun and engaging and increase learner motivation, which impacts learning outcomes. Games provide a sandbox environment in which learners can first receive guidance about how to carry out a complex activity.

learning gameDave EngJanuary 26, 2023Games, simulations, learning, skills, engaging, activity, positive impact, newsComment