100 Great Game Based Learning and Gamification Resources
Lots people want to get started with game based learning, gamification and serious games in their training. We’ve been curating game related content for several years while conducting our own research and case studies. Here are 100 articles related to games and learning. Some of them are research-based, while others just offer an interesting perspective to spark discussion. Take what you need and share this with a colleague.
Game Based Learning
- Mobile Games for Adult Learning: What’s the Appeal?
- 10 Things We Know About Video Games for Learning
- How Game-Based Learning Can Save the Humanities
- Game Design: The Key to Education?
- Game Based Learning – Why Does it Work?
- Mobile Game Get Water Teaches About Water Scarcity with Good Gameplay and Narrative
- The Quest for the Holy Grail of Serious Games
- How to Invest in Game Based Learning
- Why Games & Learning
- Why Learning Games Succeed Where Traditional Training Fails
- Weekend Reads: Taking Games to Work, Governance in the Cloud
- Motivation and #Games: Motivational Theories for Instructional Games
- 6 Board Games That Ruined It for Everyone
- 3 Ways to Use Game Based Learning in Corporate Training
- One Game Fits All?
- Three Questions to Ask Before You Create a Learning #Game
- Learn to Play and Play to Learn: The Secret to Games That Teach – State of Play
- The game changer: Gaming in healthcare
- A Primer on Play: How to Use Games for Learning (Free Webinar)
- Pass it On! Game #gbl
- How to be a Better Game Designer
- Traditional eLearning Versus Online Game-based eLearning — The Dialogue Continues
- 5 stages of Games Based Learning
- Why Adults Should Love Game-Based Learning
- Addiction vs. Reflection: Unlocking the Potential of Games
- Pushy business: The world of mobile gaming engagement
- A Counterpoint to Ruth Clark’s “Why Games Don’t Teach”
- Mario Kart in the classroom: the rise of games-based learning
- Are Online Games Going To Be The New Apprenticeship?
- User Interface Considerations for Learning Games
- 10 Design Considerations when Developing a Learning Game
- Game Mechanics and Learning Theory
- Using Games and Avatars to Change Learner Behavior
- Designing Learning Games for Multiple Devices
- Games: More than Just Reward Systems
- Mediocrity versus Mastery: The Case for Game-Based Learning
- Video Games in the Brain: Study Shows How Gaming Impacts Brain Function to Inspire Healthy Behavior
- Games Teach!
- #Gamification vs. Game Based Learning in Education
- Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for understanding TED talk
- 7 reasons for Games Based Learning
- What’s the Benefit of “Fun” in Games?
- The 20 Best Blogs About Game-Based Learning
- ROI of Learning Games: Knowledge Guru and ExactTarget [Infographic]
- Game-Based vs Traditional Learning – What’s the Difference?
- 10 reasons game based learning isn’t so hard
- The Big Five: Five Reasons Why Educational Games Work
- An In-Depth Look at Game-Based Learning
- Ruth Clark Claims “Games Don’t Teach”
- Using Fantasy in Instructional #Games
- Gaming in the Classroom Is Becoming the Norm
- Cognitive Flow: The Psychology of Great Game Design
- Thiagi: Which are more effective – training games or lectures?
- Creating “Mind-Blowing” Learning Games for Social Impact and Business Results
- Educator’s Checklist for Game-Based Learning (#GBL)
- The technique LucasArts used to design its classic adventure games
- Understanding and applying the in-game compulsion loop
- Mistakes and (Games Based) Learning
- 10 Findings About Game-Based Learning (#GBL)
- Mobile Learning and Games: 3 Ways They Mix
- Knowledge Guru Sharon Boller On Games, Learning, and MOOCS –
- Collaborative Learning Game Design Environment
Gamification
- #Gamification in the Realm of Employee Training
- The #gamification revolution here to stay
- Why #gamification is serious business
- Understanding and applying the in-game compulsion loop
- #Gamification in the Workplace [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Gamification Myths: The Difference Between Game Design and #Gamification
- 4 Ways #Gamification Drives Business Results
- Real games for health and the trouble with #gamification
- #Gamification may be the next trend in municipal government
- Demand for #Gamification Skills Are Up 293% From 2011
- How gamification can save the disengaged workforce
- The Gamification of Business
- #Gamification: How Siemens got 23,000 engineers to learn about its brand
- #Gamification: The Engagement Success Mantra
- Motivating Your Reps To Learn
- Two Types of #Gamification
- #Gamification works but let’s be reasonable, it’s not “perfect”!
- Implementing Gamification? Consider These Tips
- Driving KM behaviors and adoption through #gamification
- Games Grow Up: Colleges Recognize the Power of #Gamification
- Game Mechanics and #Gamification
- How #Gamification Can Impact Employee Engagement [Infographic]
- 10 Best Practices for Implementing Gamification
- Blitz Brainstorming #Gamification Tool Fosters Organizational Creativity and Innovation
- Gartner #Gamification Report Offers Good and Not-So-Good Points
- Does #Gamification Have Advantages Over Traditionally Designed Instruction?
- What’s the Difference Between #Gamification and Serious Games?
- Why #gamification is serious business
- Can “Green #Gamification” Save the World?
- eLearning & #Gamification: The Octalysis Framework
- How Deloitte Made Learning a Game
- How to Gamify: 15 ways to introduce gaming concepts into eLearning
- 3 More Ways #Gamification in Healthcare is Making a Difference
- #Gamification Isn’t About “Slapping Badges on Everything”
- 5 Things to Consider in Gamification Design
- 7 Steps to an Effective Serious Game or Gamification Implementation
- 2016 Reflections on Games and Gamification for Learning
- Is Gamification Important in 2017?