Gamification for Healthcare

@brockdubbel  Brock Dubbel, creator of Building a Game for a Assessment Nursing Game (see below) says, Learning does not need to be sacrifice and suffering. When the learners were asked to discuss the game and play activities, and these were related to traditional academic outcomes, and the processes they participated in were made explicit, they Read More …

Gaming can make a better world

Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how. Related Information: 7 Principles of Universal Design & Beyond The Common Thread of Design Thinking, Read More …

Core Concepts of Gamification

Outstanding presentation from Amy Jo Kim, an adjunct professor of Game Design at USC’s Digital Media school, recently named top US-based game design school. She’s also the author of Community Building on the Web (2000), a design handbook for digital communities that’s used worldwide at game studios & universities.[Email Amy]. This presentation was delivered at Read More …

Every Boardroom discussing Gamification?

Gartner Group predicts Gamification will be a key trend that every CIO, IT planner and enterprise architect must be aware of as it relates to business. Quick Introduction: Gamification is the process of introducing game mechanics into activities to make them more game like. The Game Mechanics are principles, rules, and mechanisms that run a Read More …