Gamification: Using Game Mechanics to Enhance eLearning

BioNetwork's Gaming and Simulation Coordinator, Rick Raymer, shares his experience with using proven game mechanics and motivational techniques to strengthen interactive experiences. Readers will learn what gamification is, and is not, and how game mechanics can be applied to a variety of eLearning projects regardless of scope and budget. With the sheer scale of the game industry, game developers have dedicated a great deal of time and resources to finding ways to hook gamers that can also be applied in the design of eLearning software. This article addresses how the lessons learned in the game industry on how to engage users can be applied to eLearning projects.
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