Thoughts on Gamification and E-Learning
There have been great debates over the idea of gamification or premeditated use of strategies to encourage guided behaviors through continual assessment in games. ...
Cultural Immersion and Gaming
After hearing critiques in a backlash of the overproduced but visually stylized 3d virtual environments in games and the mistaken assumption of it’s necessity in the definition of complex games for education in particular, it’s nice to see a well done 3d game that appears valuable in creating a virtual immersive environment that’s culturally specified ...
Motivation – The ARCs Approach
I first became interested in the process of motivation when while travelling abroad in India. I talked to an ESL teacher during a conversation on creating an interesting curriculum who then interjected that she did not have to worry about motivation, the fact that students were there and had asked to learn English should be enough. I ...
taking the wavy path
Games are often referred to as “play” yet the first thing I associate with it are the virtual reality games offered by large studios as well as board and role playing aimed at children. In fact, while games are mostly thought of as a virtual netherworld these days, gameplay actually more of a series of ...