Content creators are the heartbeat of social platforms, but they're not always getting the recognition or fair share they deserve. It's time for social media to grow up and be a more welcoming, fair, and engaging place for everyone.
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The attacker made reference to popular gaming figures and streamed the attack on Facebook using a helmet-mounted camera, producing propaganda with a first-person view.
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In an attempt to get you to learn daily Duolingo encourages you to keep a learning streak. While you won't find certificates in games, they are a ubiquitous part of learning. Making sandbox learning environments is difficult - no two ways about it! Unlike most e-learning, where there is no set learning path.
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Gamification can be a compelling mechanic, encouraging long-lasting behavior change. Gamification has a direct relationship with game theory, where systems or humans consider other participants' potential actions in 'deciding' what to do next.
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His tech of choice: video games-specifically narrative-based digital games that engage students by engrossing them in a story. His guiding belief is that "Modern video games have the potential to be taught as humanely and deeply as any traditional text." According to Fallon, "Students are living, shaping and immersed within a modular, meme-soaked, multimedia world, and video games are a dominant art form within that world."
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It takes the basic elements of games such as experience bars, leader boards, quests, and rewards to build a platform that drives active participation, engagement, and loyalty.
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