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Game-based Learning
What is an alternate reality game, or better known as an ARG? It’s not Virtual Reality, nor is it Augmented Reality. It’s something else!
Gamification Research
Rewards are some of the most difficult aspects to get right in a game or gamified environment. We should take the time and effort to make authentic rewards.
Let’s tackle with you, a way to gamify your life by creating a journey and go on a search to discover your strengths and weaknesses!
author: @aestranger Reading time: 10 minutes Understanding a User’s Journey in your gamified experience? When discussing anything to do with games and gamifying an experience, the conversation will invariably always need to go to the topic of the User’s Journey. And everyone will also typically ask themselves or the creator a list of important questions. How
Many people believe that anything to with games shows a lack of intelligence. This is UNTRUE, games can actually help you become more intelligent!
Survival games occupy a large section of the gaming world nowadays – How successful are these games at gamifiying the experience of survival in life?
A research piece exploring the various aspects of game-based learning and what each offers if you wish to use it within your own offerings.
Storytelling
Gameful Design
This week lets look at how mastery mechanics can help engage your players. The tools have been split into different aspects, but they all work together
In this piece we’ll have a look at exploration and decision-making, and how these can be used to engage your players in your game or gamified experience.
The first of these game tools is the usage of randomness or unpredictability in games and the illusion of control to keep players engaged.
Games & playful experiences can be used to combat a world where being average & standard are becoming the norm. Uniqueness & collabortaion is the goal.
Progression systems are always a tough choice when you create an experience for your players. Here we’ll explore which are good to us for your experiences.
Goal creation or setting goals is something you always hear in businesses, schools, or at the start of a new year. But they hardly work, let’s change that!
Why can’t we use a method to break down and simply our lives to better realize our aspirations? How can First Principles thinking gamify your life?
You may have noticed in the media nowadays that the world is becoming a little bit harsher with every passing day. Compassion, caring, and empathy…
Filmmaking
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