Blog Archives: Game Theory
Mapping gamification
Every great game has a storyline. Start by planning what message the story needs to convey by looking at the class curriculum. Once the basic outline is stablished do some research about the topic. To engage students make sure the story unfolds over time. Remember that goals are one of the fundamentals of gaming, use your storyline to align the [...]
Gamification: Level Up
Gamification in the classroom: In every game there are different levels that an end-user can reach by earning points, collecting items, or completing hard tasks. It is similar to the real world: as harder and smarter we work we usually see benefits in our work place as a reward. How would a teacher implement levels in a classroom? One way [...]
Gamification: Properly Use Badges To Engage
In the blog entry “Gamification” we explained the basic concepts of the theory Gamification used in the classroom. A part of the theory is to award badges after a task is completed similar to a game. Most likely you have been already introduced to this approach yourself, receiving “a badge” of some sort. Think of your bank credit card/debit card [...]
Gamification!
When watching the newest Muppet movie it came to me that the Muppet’s where the pioneers of gamification. Dull task’s where turned around into fun engaging experiences through singing and dancing with your friends while performing and completing a task. Looking at the newest approach in the online world one word comes to my mind: gamification. Gamification means using game theories [...]