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7 Great Learning Game Design Links

Abhijit Kadle | Game Based Learning | July 11, 2012 | 4 comments

10 Great Learning Game Design Links As our forays into game-based learning continue, so does the research.

Thought it’d be a good time to share the 7 most interesting links I’ve looked at in the last month or so.

Learning From Game Design: 11 Gambits For Influencing User Behaviour
Dan Lockton about 11 ways to increase engagement using ‘gamey’ ways.

Thoughts On Learning In Games And Designing Educational Computer Games
Again an older but comprehensive article that gives great ideas on where to use learning games. Note the references.
An excellent article on Creating Flow, Motivation and Fun in Learning Games.
Was printed as a chapter in The Design of Learning Games Springer-Verlag, 2011
Educational Game Design Model (NMSU Learning Games Lab)
Barbara Chamberlin, with the NMSU Learning Games Lab, shares the Educational Game Design Model developed at NMSU. Addresses various aspects of the process of game development.
Improving The Way We Design Games For Learning By Examining How Popular Video Games Teach
This paper from UCLA focuses on how to effectively integrate teaching “how to play a game” with teaching an “instructional domain” within a game for learning. Has many interesting details relevant to game design, recommended reading.
‘Narrative’ in Serious or Learning Game Design Research
This is a great article on the use of narrative in learning games. Describes narrative approaches, some of which are appropriate to learning.

Learning Game Design: Lessons From The Trenches
An interesting presentation from Sharon Boller, great advice from the trenches of gamification.

About The Author

Abhijit Kadle

AVP - Learning Design

The 'Google' of Upside Learning, as he is fondly called, Abhijit plays a key role in guiding the Instructional Designers and is a chief member of the Innovation team. With over 15 years of professional experience in multimedia design and development, he has been active in the field of digital learning design for the past 12 years, and has worked on design driven projects for multimedia kiosk software, interactive CD–ROMs, multimedia instructional simulations, game-based learning environments, computer–based training, web–based training, and learning management systems and standards. He has managed multiple technical instructional design and development projects for various Fortune 500 companies at another eLearning company and also has presented learning sessions at various L&D events like mLearnCon, co-hosted webinars alongside leading industry experts, co-authored an eBook on Mobile Learning, and authored whitepapers on Mobile Learning and Game–based Learning. A Mechanical Engineer from the University of Pune, Abhijit is interested in multifarious subjects ranging from genetics, evolutionary biology, biochemistry, engineering, technology, computing to electronic games, media, communication, and the design of user experience and interaction.

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