From the course: Gamification of Learning
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Episodic memory
Gamification is strongly tied to emotions. Emotions related to winning, or even some emotions related to not winning. But either way, emotion is a critical part of the gamification experience. One of the reasons for this is because memory and recalling information can be tied to emotion. Much of this is related to something called episodic memory. Episodic memory contains information about life experiences. Information that is associated with a particular time or place, and is typically tied to strong emotions. The information that you are in Philadelphia for New Year's Eve celebrating at Penn's Landing, or that you're at your brother's apartment for your surprise 50th birthday party is episodic memory. A person is able to remember certain times and places because they have particular meaning and associated emotion such as a major sports event, a reunion with lost relatives, or even a particularly compelling instructional event. Episodic memories are stored in such a way that each…
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