Any gaming experts out there?
Mar 11, 2014
By
Carey Fried
My company is exploring the possibility of building a game for customers. We hold a lot of valuable data about their performance which lends itself to friendly competition and some standard game features like a leader board, chat rooms, badges, points, etc.
We need an expert to talk to that can help us determine if we have what it takes to build a game and then how to do it.
Anyone out there can help or refer me to someone you know???
10 Replies
Hi Carey,
What's the purpose of building the game?
Did you client make the request? I'm unclear on this point.
the client did not make the request, but a competitor offers a game online -
we have the same or even better data than the competitor so unfortunately they beat us to market, but we're still interested in developing something
Are you looking for game designers or experts in gamification for eLearning? (To clarify.)
I use the theories of gamification in my E-Learning design, if you would like to discuss any potential project work then please feel free to send me a personal message. It would be great if you could clarify if this is what you're looking for, as Nicholas has pointed out there's a difference with what you're looking for.
Feel free to send me a message if you'd like to find out anything else.
Hi Joshua how would I begin to find out about gamification for eLearning in other words where do I start? My company is also looking into doing some type of course that involves gamification but I'm relatively new to concept.
Hi, Maree!
I've found folks like Karl Kapp and Ray Jimenez (among several others) to be especially helpful in clarifying gaming and gamification principles. Here's a short list from my references of articles, recorded webinars, and videos:
Article by Karl Kapp: Once Again, Games Can and Do Teach!
Webinar by Karl Kapp: Interactivity, Games and Gamification: Creating Engaged Learners
Webinar by Karl Kapp: Show Me the Numbers — Five Case Studies Illustrating the Effectiveness of Games and Gamification for Learning
Webinar by Ray Jimenez: Push Learners to the Edge with Story-Driven Games
TED talk by Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
TED talk by Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games
Article: The Psychology of Serious Games & Gamification Explored
Article: Game Based Learning – It’s not all leader boards, badges and points; more resources here.
Article: Game-Based E-Learning Produces Results
Article: Gamification Versus Pointsification – You Decide
I hope this is helpful!
Adele
Hi Adele - thanks for the references! I will take a look. This will help me to get started. :) Cheers!
You're welcome, Maree!
There are many other recorded webinars on games, gaming, and gamification (including the ones I listed) in the free TrainingMagazineNetwork archives. Just sign up for an account and then look in the Events/Resources section. You'll also receive regular notices of future webinars on a whole plethora of instructional-design-related topics. It's an invaluable resource!
Adele
Adele - you have been great. Thank you so much. I will sign up for sure.
Happy Holidays.
Happy holidays to you, too, Maree! I would love to know which resources you ultimately find to be most helpful.
Cheers!
Adele
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