The Gamification Report Blog

Are You a Lounger or a Leaper? adult learning behavioral science motivation Jan 03, 2023

Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer

Perhaps the bigger question is why would 10 lords be leaping? Is it because of the lizard in the living room? Or a lusty look from a lover? Perhaps they’re competing to be on the leaderboard in a leaping league.  

In learning and...

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The Secret to Great Gamified and Game-Based Learning Design behavioral science game-based learning gamification motivation Dec 26, 2022

Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer 

What makes your learners tick? 

Gamified and game-based learning (GBL) design are effective tools to make training engaging and fun, because they use the dynamics of games, such as narrative, collaboration, chance, and...

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What FUNK is in your TRUNK?? behavioral science motivation Oct 26, 2022

By Monica Cornetti
Chief Engagement Officer, Sententia Inc.

You go through your life following the patterns you’ve grown comfortable with. You do things because that’s the way they’re done. Your routine seems so natural that it doesn’t even occur to you that you’re...

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Most of the Things You Worry About NEVER Happen! adult learning behavioral science corporate training motivation Oct 13, 2022

My previous post, The Problem with the F Word, explored the self-fulfilling fear cycle and self-limiting beliefs that trap you and keep you from moving there.

In the book Habits Die Hard, authors Anderson and Murphy reference a practice from Buddhist teacher, James Barasz, that...

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What are Learner Personas and Why Should You Create Them? adult learning corporate training instructional design motivation Oct 09, 2022

Learner Personas are fictional characters, created based upon your research to represent the different learners that will take your training or use your employee engagement tool. Creating personas helps you, the designer, and your team to understand learner's needs, pain points,...

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What Do You Know About the Esports Phenomena? adult learning game design gamification motivation Sep 14, 2022

Stats You Don’t Know BUT Your Learners Do

In the past decade, competitive gaming has experienced a meteoric rise in popular culture and economic value.

Esports is the fastest growing sport in the country, and colleges have begun to respond to that demand by offering scholarships for varsity...

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What Makes Your Learners Tick?  (The Secret to Gamification Design) gamification instructional design motivation Dec 26, 2021

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,...

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