Gamifying LearningApostolos KoutropoulosEDDE 803November 2015

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Pick your time machine of choice...

Huizinga and the Magic Circle

Board games (Monopoly)

Huizinga and the Magic CircleAthletic Magic Circles (Soccer)

Huizinga and the Magic CircleVirtual Worlds (Star Trek Online)

Huizinga and the Magic CircleAugmented Reality Games(Ingress)

Magic Circle bleeding through to real life?

Deterding et al.

Jen Porter, EDDE 801

Gees Gaming PrinciplesJen Porter, EDDE 801

Caillois TypologyCaillois, R. (1958). Les jeux et hommes. Gallimard (p. 92)

Bartles Player Types

Manrique game mechanics

On-boardingLate on-boardingMidgameLate-midgameEndgameEverlasting Experience(partial list)

Manrique game mechanicsOn-boardingLate on-boardingMidgameLate-midgameEndgameEverlasting Experience

(partial list)

Gamification...defined?the use of game mechanics and experience design to digitally engage and motivate people to achieve their goals

(Burke, 2014, p. 6).

Non-game contexts

Nike+GoWalla (ca. 2010)

Gamification meets Instructional Design

Structural GamificationGamification as a wrapper to currentUsing game elements to engage learnersIf your current content is boring you still have a problemSome Tips:Yes to smaller goals, building up to a bigger goalOpt-in status mechanismsUse tracking mechanismsDo not overuse extrinsic rewardsPerpetually adapt

Content GamificationModifying existing content to be more game-likeUsing game lingo and developing a magic circleNo need to create an entire gameSome mechanics to keep in mind:Stories ChallengesCuriosityInteractivity FeedbackFreedom to fail

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