From the course: Gamification of Learning
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Thinking like a game designer: Part one
From the course: Gamification of Learning
Thinking like a game designer: Part one
An important aspect of creating a gamified learning experience is to think like a game designer. Game designers create worlds to entertain people, drawing on story, design and character. When we create gamified content, we're creating a world to teach people using similar techniques. Here are a few ideas for thinking like a game designer. These ideas will help you to create engaging and motivating instruction using the concepts from game designers. Start the instruction with action. Good games start with action. When designing learning, follow the same format, don't start with a list of objectives. Start with a learner making a decision. Moving from point a to point b or selecting a plan of action. Involve the learner immediately in the learning process. Don't have them read content for the first ten screens. Have them make decisions and take action. Create a sense of mystery within the instruction. In essence mystery is the what happened and why element in learning. For example not…
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