by Julie Dirksen
So I just bumped into Amy Jo Kim’s Gamification Workshop 2010 slides (via Sebastian Deterding). Amy Jo Kim is another of my professional crushes (she’s awesome), and there’s loads of goodness in the slides, but my favorite bit was based on this image about the Player’s Journey: (Image from Amy Jo Kim’s book “Community Building on the … Read more
So, one of the biggest issues with games for learning, is that there’s this weird logic out there: Um…no, not necessarily… As I allude in the title of this post, I can put on the Wonder Woman costume, but that doesn’t mean I can deflect bullets: (Lest this sound preachy, be assured I have fallen … Read more
So, this came from a comment I made on Simon Bostock’s post Disappointment and Dysludia, and it’s something that I’m curious about. So are educational games movies or sports? By that, I mean: everybody likes movies (except for a tiny fringe that I am not going to worry about designing for). They may like different types of … Read more
Here are my slides from my Learning Solutions 2010 presentation: [slideshare id=3874696&doc=gamelikeengagementforlearning-100427153917-phpapp02] (btw – the title came from a workshop length version, but got stuck to this presentation. I’ll have to talk more later about $$$ aspect)
Okay, I haven’t done one of these in a while. Figured I was due for one, and I promised this to @DoctorZen. Some Related Stuff: Boredom: Bug or Feature? Creating Meaningful Experiences by Clark Quinn
So here’s my pitch for not making learning games for students, but rather getting them to make those games for you. It’s less work, more fun, and potentially a better learning experience for students. Win, win, win. First, the back story: Okay, so I used to teach Project Management to art students. This was a … Read more