introduction to a gameful mindset
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IntroductionTo A
GamefulMindset
Randall FujimotoGameTrain Learning, Inc.
“Gameful Mindset”
•ATTITUDE of a gamer – optimistic, curious, motivated, up for challenges
•BELIEF in the power and potential of games (playing, designing, thinking)
YOUR GOAL:
How can I develop a Gameful Mindset?
Let’s PlayA Game!
Play
• More play → creative thinking, problem-solving, language development, social-emotional skills¹
• Less play → anxiety, depression, suicide, and narcissism²
• ¹ Wenner, M. (2009), The Serious Need For Play, Scientific American Mind.
• ²Gray, P. (2011), The Decline of Play and the Rise of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents, American Journal of Play, 3(4).
Growth Mindset
•Carol Dweck, Stanford U.
•Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
•http://vimeo.com/11459772
Flow
Embracing Failure
• In games, you’re failing about 80% of the time
•Tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty
•Failure = partial success
Continuous Feedback
Assessment in school:
Assessment in games:
FormativeAssessment
Summative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Formative Assessment
Just In Time Learning
•Traditional pedagogy• Textbooks, lectures• Learn → Do
•Gameful pedagogy• Situated• Learn ↔ Do
Constant Iteration
•Traditional learning:Learn → Do
•Gameful Learning:Do → Learn → Do → Learn → Do → Learn →…
Some characteristics of a Gameful Mindset
•Play•Growth Mindset•Flow•Embracing Failure•Continuous Feedback•Just In Time Learning•Constant Iteration
Keep developing yourGameful Mindset!
Randall FujimotoGameTrain Learning, Inc.
Twitter: @randyfuj