Resources on Game Design — only some of these are learning-specific or related to the development of serious games, but all are (in my opinion) useful to people creating learning.
Game Design Articles (we will update these links, but archived articles may be available at https://www.gamedeveloper.com/):
- Learning to Play to Learn – Lessons in Educational Game Design by Nick Fortugno & Eric Zimmerman
- Behavioral Game Design — Revisited by John Hopson
- Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games by Sande Chen
- Learning by Design: Games as Learning Machines by James Paul Gee
- Your Brain on Video Games by Steven Johnson
Books
An excellent place to start with books is Raph Koster’s Theory of Fun
Also, Jesse Schell’s Art of Game Design
And Karl Kapp’s The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
Presentations and Videos:
One of the best game design resources is this series called Extra Credits, available on youtube.
Here’s their full game design playlist:
Here’s their playlist on games in education:
Gamification
If you are interested in Gamification, the best resource (hands down) is Sebastian Deterding. He’s really smart:
There is a lot more from Sebastian here:
- His Website – Coding Conduct
- The Gamification Research Network
Another fascinating resource is this presentation about the making of Plants vs Zombies