The Gamification Report Blog

Juke Box Hero adult learning behavioral science corporate training e-learning game design gamification Jan 04, 2022

When Foreigner’s song Juke Box Hero plays, I’m instantly transported to a camp meeting in British Columbia when I was 14. It was the first time I kissed a girl with braces. Her older sister had a driver’s license and was playing Foreigner while driving us away from the...

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Easter Eggs for Extra Exploration? adult learning corporate training e-learning gamification Dec 30, 2021

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),...

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Gamification is Serious Fun. Serious Play. Serious Business. adult learning corporate training e-learning gamification Dec 28, 2021

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:

  1. Take an active...
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The Gamification Player Journey adult learning corporate training e-learning gamification Dec 27, 2021

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...

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The Trouble with Pirates behavioral science e-learning game design gamification motivation narrative Jun 19, 2020

By intentional design, the Sententia Gamification Level 3 Master Craftsman Certification is a 3-day Pirate Themed, immersive Master Mind event. From the location, to the food, scheduling of master mind vs. creative time, extra-curricular activities, and even the room set up, all are strategically...

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Creating Connections in an Isolated World adult learning behavioral science e-learning gamification instructional design motivation Apr 10, 2020

This week we started a NEW virtual session of our Level 1 Gamification Surveyor Certification. Students in this session are logging in from all over the globe and the interaction is always lively and fun. 

Although the virtual format allows students to participate from anywhere, one big...

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What Can We Learn from the Marshmallow Tests for the Gamification of Learning? adult learning behavioral science corporate training e-learning gamification instructional design motivation May 14, 2019

by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer, Sententia Gamification

In our efforts to make learning engaging through gamification, we may trip over some unintended consequences. It turns out that there are some advantages to dry, boring lectures. 

It goes back to the famous...

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