The Gamification Report Blog
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer
Probably because of my sense of humor, or maybe because I have a high motivation for Curiosity, but the game mechanic of Easter eggs is one of my favorites.
For readers unfamiliar with the use of the term (not the eggs you painted as a child),...
In Game Design, we talk about the Magic Circle into which a player steps when they agree to play the game. Inside this circle, the rules and reality of the real world are suspended, and we accept the world of the game.
In video games, it is obvious that we are in a world different from the real...
Monica Cornetti, MS-EDE
President
A great deal of research has concluded that play-based learning is genuinely and positively impactful on learning and development, and one can argue that humans learn best when at least one of these four provisions are present and that learners:
- Take an active...
Monica Cornetti, MS-EDE
President
As a Gamification Designer for adult learning programs, along with SMEs and the Instructional Design Team, you will plan the elements and create the blueprint or player journey of the course. These elements include instructional objectives, assessment...
Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer
Gamification is an effective tool to make training engaging and fun, because it uses the dynamics of games, such as collaboration, chance, and progress, to tap into learners’ intrinsic desires to master and complete tasks.
When done well,...
by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer
When I was in second grade, there were 4 Jonathans. One, of course, got to go by Jon, one got Jonathan, one had to settle for Jonny, and since I have two first names, I was labeled “Pete.” And I was called Pete all the way through high...
When I was at summer camp we sang the song, “There’s a hole at the bottom of the sea.” Each verse expanded until the final round went:
There's a fleck on the speck on the tail
On the frog on the bump on the branch
On the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
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