Gamification of Learning: Am I the Only Idiot here?
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The document discusses the differences between instructional design, gamification, and game-based learning. It tells a story about forest animals whose declining economy forces them to learn new skills. A gamification expert, game designer, and instructional designer try boosting animal engagement but confuse the animals with different approaches. They hire a game thinking consultant who suggests focusing on action over content and designing for all player types. The document advocates applying game elements and mechanics based on learning objectives rather than content.
Gamification of Learning: Am I the Only Idiot here?
- 1. …who does not understand the difference between Gamification, Game-Based Learning and Game Thinking? Am I the only idiot… Let’s connect: @rabbitoreg
- 2. Thiagi’s words: “For a long time I thought I was the only idiot who got confused by the terms gaming, game-based training, and gamification.”
- 3. “Once upon a time, there was an enchanted forest, where @Grandma, @LittleRed and @Mr.Hunter lived…”
- 4. “Not happily. The declining forest economy…”
- 5. “And the high animal disengagement forced them to re-enter the workforce…”
- 6. “So they reinvented themselves…” Instructional Forest Designer Gamification Forest Guru Game Forest Designer
- 7. “They had one common goal: to boost animal engagement in forest learning.” Instructional Forest Designer Gamification Forest Guru Game Forest Designer
- 8. “But the animals got more confused than ever… Except the pig.” Instructional Forest Designer: ADDIE or SAM?! Gamification Forest Guru: Points, Badges and Leaderboard!! Game Forest Designer: MDA! IDIOTS!
- 9. “They get together to discuss their observations…”
- 10. “The animals all passed the SCORM trade test at school (except the pig)…” Instructional Forest Designer
- 11. “But forgot everything in the field. They just wanted to play all day. Except the pig...” Game Forest Designer
- 12. “While they were motivated by food for the first month, they hated the gamified race after. Including the leaderboard (except the pig)…” Gamification Forest Guru
- 13. “What’s up with this pig?”
- 14. “In desperation, the trio hired a Game Thinking consultant. To pick his brain.”
- 15. “The consultant suggested moving from the current, content-driven to a new, action-driven approach. And he did…”
- 16. Motivation Fun Learning Instructional Design Gamification Game Design
- 17. Instructional Design Gamification Game Design Game Thinking: the art and science of motivation and engagement via applied game element and design. Follow the arrow!
- 18. Instructional Design Gamification Game Design G a m e T h i n k i n g
- 19. Gamification Game Design G a m e T h i n k i n g ACTION CONTENT No Gameplay Gameplay Instructional Design Check out Karl Kapp, Andrzej Marczewski, Yu- Kai Chou, Monica Cornetti and Amy Jo Kim.
- 20. Gamification Game Design G a m e T h i n k i n g ACTION CONTENT No Gameplay Gameplay Instructional Design Your learning/performance objectives should define the direction (angle of arrow)! Think ACTION, not CONTENT!!
- 21. “What about that pig, who does not like playing games? Yet, he’s on top of the gamification leaderboard?” What pig?
- 22. “Make sure your gamification approach is well balanced for all user/player types.”
- 23. …who thinks that your worst game thinking effort you’ve actually done is better than the perfect one you’ve never had? Am I the only idiot… Let’s connect: @rabbitoreg