From the course: Gamification of Learning
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Structural gamification
In contrast to content gamification, is structural gamification. Structural gamification is the application of game elements to propel a learner through content, with no alteration or changes to the content. The content does not become game like, only the structure around the content. A common implementation of this type of gamification, is to take the scoring elements of video games such as points, levels, badges and leaderboards, and apply them to an instructional context. So if you watch a 15 minute video, you could earn 100 points. If you watch enough videos, you can earn a spot on a leaderboard. And then if you get to the top of the leaderboard two weeks in a row, you could earn a badge titled something like Two Week Streak. Throughout the entire time, the instruction is not reformatted or changed. You just earn additional things for watching the content. And, most often, for answering questions about the content, and correctly responding to quiz type questions. Which might be in…
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