Brain-Training Games, Puzzles, and Exercises in E-Learning #173

Visual Logic Games in E-Learning  #173: Challenge | Recap

Stay sharp and maintain your mental age by playing games that were designed to give your brain a workout!

Brain games and puzzles can be a fun way to exercise our minds. Not only do they help keep us mentally fit, they’re also great way to exercise our e-learning skills!

I like building these types of puzzles because they usually require more advanced course-building skills and concepts. Techniques like conditional triggers and variables are essential to track learner’s choices, give dynamic feedback, and personalize the overall experience.

Whether you’re frequently misplacing your car keys or just want to give your e-learning skills a workout, this week’s challenge is guaranteed to get you thinking! But first, let’s take a look at some recent examples shared in earlier challenges.

Which Switch Will Turn On the Light Bulb Puzzle

Fantastic use of animation and motion paths in this popular puzzle that challenges your attention to detail.

View the light bulb puzzle interaction

Brain Training Games

Fun memory game that uses Storyline’s text and number variables to serve up a personalized brain training challenge. Includes the source file!

View and download the brain game

Spot the Differences

Test your powers of observation in this classic puzzle game shared by Sam Lincoln.

View the spot the differences game

Optical Illusion Game

This interactive puzzle concept came from one of my kid’s pre-school workbooks. The goal was to help children identify shapes based on incomplete lines and circles. Turns out it also makes fun drag-and-drop interaction.

View and download the interaction

Challenge of the Week

This week, your challenge is to share an example of a logic game, puzzle, or brain teaser. You can come convert a classic paper-based puzzle or come up with your own ideas.

Last Week’s Challenge:

Before you rack your brain over this week’s challenge, check out the (mostly) black and white course designs your fellow challengers shared over the past week:

Black and White Course Designs #172: Challenge | Recap

Wishing you a mind-blowing week, E-Learning Heroes!

New to the E-Learning Challenges?

The weekly e-learning challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos.