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Utilizing gamification

Utilizing gamification

- Whether you're from the era of Pong, grew up playing Super Mario Brothers, or just got through an immersive interactive cinematic experience on a PS five, you can't deny that games are a part of our lives. Heck, you can't deny that even if you don't play them. But it isn't the graphics, it isn't the feel of a controller or a mouse in your hand, it's the mechanics of a game that get you hooked and makes you feel alive. And you can bring that to your eLearnings and trainings. In this lesson, you're going to learn about gamification and how you can utilize simple tactics to bring it into your learning experiences. Gamification can be simple and it can be really complicated. The choice is yours. But at its core, gamification is the application of game playing elements to other areas of activity to encourage engagement. Common examples are point scoring, competition with others and rules of play. In your case, you're going to take what otherwise might be mind numbing eLearning and make…

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