by Julie Dirksen
Hey folks, this is a really excellent discussion of the issues and research around using extrinsic rewards as a way to motivate behavior. Chris Hecker is looking at the question through the lens of game design, but it really, really applies to learning design as well. There’s a write-up at the website, and a recording … Read more
So, my self-appointed mission today is to encourage as many people as possible to go look at the slides from Stephen Anderson’s latest talk about things like curiosity, design, play and experience. So so great. [slideshare id=14849448&doc=euro-ia-closing-plenary-what-are-you-curious-about-121023075139-phpapp01]
The recording of the webinar that I did for the Gameful folks has been posted – it’s available here: http://gameful.org/groups/gameful-webinar-series/forum/topic/gameful-webinar-%E2%80%93-sunday-february-12-2012/ We wound up with a troll in the room towards the end, who kept posting links to -erm- unsavory sites, so be careful about clicking links in the chat (The ones in the actual presentation … Read more
Hey — what are you doing on Sunday? I’m doing this: The concept of Flow has gotten a little overused in game design, but there are still useful insights and subtleties that can be applied to experience design. And, it’s free! And we’ll look at a PET scan of your brain on Tetris! And, it’s … Read more
This Google Tech Talk from Sebastian Deterding is the best thing I’ve seen so far on the topic of gamification. It’s 50 min, but so worth the time: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZGCPap7GkY]
Update 1/25/16: Extra Credits has moved – all the episodes can now be found here: The best place to find them is on youtube. Here’s their design playlist. So, I write about games a lot on this blog, but it isn’t really supposed to be an educational gaming blog specifically. I think the reason it … Read more