Introduction to Gamification for Education
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The document discusses engaging education through gamification, focusing on how game design thinking and mechanics can enhance learning experiences for different generations. It explores various frameworks and examples, such as Blinkist, Coursera, and Duolingo, illustrating how gamified elements can motivate users and foster emotional connections with educational content. Key principles include user autonomy, feedback mechanisms, and the importance of enjoyable learning to promote sustained engagement.
Introduction to Gamification for Education
- 3. Educating …
- 4. ü What our the expectations of the new generation of learners? ü What if we want to teach older people? Generations QUESTION
- 5. History
- 6. Definition Engagement Game Design Thinking Game Components Problem SolvingThe Process of using Game Design-Thinking and game Mechanics To Engage users and Solve Problems.
- 7. ü Fast Feedback ü Transparency ü Goals ü Badges ü Leveling Up ü Onboarding ü Competition ü Collaboration ü Community ü Points Mechanics
- 9. The reason ü Enjoyment is the reason for players to begin, sustain, and repeat exposure to digital games!
- 10. Power of Games ü CLEARLY DEFINED GOALS ü CLEARLY DESIGNED RULES ü BETTER SCOREKEEPING ü MORE FREQUENT FEEDBACK ü CONSISTENT COACHING ü FUN SURPRISES ü Benefiting from DATA
- 12. A Definition Profitable Business Motivation Enjoyment Engagement Benefit People USING ENJOYABLE MOTIVATION TO ENGAGE USERS SO THEY BENEFIT WHILE THE BUSINESS PROFITS.
- 13. Bad Gamification
- 14. Motivation üInternal and External factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested in and committed to a job, role or subject and to exert persistent effort in attaining a goal.
- 19. Outcomes
- 20. Definition ENGAGEMENT (FORRESTER RESEARCH) ü A deep emotional connection with the brand ü High levels of participation ü A long-term relation ship ü The path to true “Loyalty” is through engagement.
- 21. Power of Games
- 25. Finding FUN ü “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! The job’s a game.”
- 27. Gamification Frameworks ü MDA – MDE ü Anderzej ü Pete Jenkins ü Yu Kai Chou (Motivation) ü And many others …
- 31. Gamification Frameworks Octalysis – Yu Kai Chou
- 32. Samples Blinkist
- 33. Samples Blinkist Why it works: Core Drive 2: Development & Accomplishment: Blinkist isn’t using a bunch of fancy avatars or leveling up systems; instead, it focuses on making the user feel incredibly smart and effective. Blinkist is a master at utilizing CD2 to help its users read more, learn more, and become a more educated person.
- 34. Samples Coursera
- 35. Samples Coursera Why it works: Core Drive 2: Development & Accomplishment: Coursera utilizes CD2 in a way that Udemy does not: it gives students the opportunity to earn their degree online. Core Drive 5: Social Influence & Relatedness: Coursera is a community driven, allowing students and teachers to collaborate and communicate while taking a course.
- 36. ü Story ü Character ü Recognition ü Levels ü Challenges ü Chance ü Replayability ü Aesthetics ü Time ü Continual Feedback Elements of Games for Learning
- 38. Samples Khan Academy Why it works: Core Drive 1: Epic Meaning & Calling: Khan Academy truly utilizes CD1 to motivate donors, teachers, and volunteers on its quest to accomplish its mission. Because of their mission to provide free education to everyone forever, they’ve gotten companies that have donated over $10,000,000 each. Core Drive 5: Social Influence & Relatedness: Khan Academy utilizes the power of CD5 to recognize their interns from around the world.
- 39. Flow
- 40. Samples Duolingo
- 41. Samples Duolingo Why it works: Core Drive 1: Epic Meaning & Calling: As stated in the Duolingo Manifesto: “There are over 1.2 billion people learning a language and the majority are doing so to gain access to better opportunities. Unfortunately, learning a language is expensive and inaccessible to most. We created Duolingo so that everyone could have a chance. Free language education – no hidden fees, no premium content, just free Core Drive 2: Development & Accomplishment: Duolingo utilizes progress indicators such as daily goals and streaks to make a player feel accomplished and get them to come back for daily usage. Core Drive 4: Ownership & Possession: There is a currency within Duolingo called Lingots which allows players to buy Power Ups (such as streak freeze) and buy attire for your avatar. Core Drive 5: Social Influence & Relatedness: Duolingo has social language learning clubs within the app that encourage players to learn with each other. Although it sounds like a great idea, it’s actually implemented weakly–not much conversation is happening amongst club members, resulting in empty rooms. Core Drive 6: Scarcity & Impatience: In order to play (to learn a language), you need lives. If you run out of lives, then you have to wait until you regain life to learn again. Core Drive 8: Loss & Avoidance: In Duolingo, players get lives. Every time you fail a lesson, you lose a life. Run out of lives and you’ll have to wait until you can continue learning.
- 43. Elements Top-picked game elements which are a powerful vehicle for learners Mystery – this element requires the learners to fill the gap of known with unknown. The learner has to use some information to fill this gap but for that, they first need to find that information. For instance, finding a hidden key to a closed door. Action – Almost every game instantly start with an action. The action that forces the learner to make a move. For instance, finding a map, searching a shelter, collecting pieces etc. The action is used to engage the learners immediately. Challenge – Every human feel pleasure in overcoming challenges. This runs in human’s DNA and that is why game developers leverage this innate desire by challenging players at each step.
- 44. Elements Risk – A game with no risk of life or collected coins is a piece of boredom. A game is always appealing if it comes with the risk of losing a ‘life’, a need to start over again or to lose all the collected items just because of a wrong move. Such game elements, first challenges and then improves the learner’s ability to focus and make a strategic move. Uncertainty – in this element, learners hold no idea about what may come next in their way. For instance, can you solve the puzzle and move to next level or you may get stuck in the round and require to start over again Progress Visibility – such game designs clearly tells learners what must be done, where to start and how long it must go on. For instance, in PacMan, you know the remaining dots and throughout the stage, players follow through these dots, improving their performance and chances of success. Emotional Content – unlike learning modules, games bring up the emotion of anger, sadness, enthusiastic happiness or frustration. In short, it brings out the most valuable human aspect of emotions. These game elements help in encouraging and embracing different human emotions.
- 45. How to Gamify ... 1) Determination of learners’ characteristics 2) Definition of learning objectives 3) Creation of educational content and activities for gamification 1) Multiple performances 2) Feasibility 3) Increasing difficulty level 4) Multiple paths 4) Adding game elements and mechanisms A Simple Workflow
- 47. Tools AUTHORING