From the course: Gamification for Interactive Learning
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Why gamification for learning?
From the course: Gamification for Interactive Learning
Why gamification for learning?
- If you ask people why they play games or like gamification, you'll get many answers. But often the players will talk about the sense of mastery, the enjoyment of overcoming a challenge, the thrill of winning, and the joy of exploring the game or gamification environment. The players will talk about how they moved from one level to another, or how they encountered a boss level and defeated the boss after several attempts. Or how they strategized a certain way to accomplish the goal of winning. Gamification is a powerful tool for learning because it encourages and engages the learner. It can typically by played again and again. It provides a personalized learning experience and it can cause players to reflect on their gamification experience and even change the behavior based on that reflection. One of the best mechanisms for helping someone learn is engagement. When a learner is engaged with the topic, engaged with fellow classmates, or engaged with the content, learning is most…
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