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VR and gamification are set to transform training and education in 2021

VR and gamification are set to transform training and education in 2021

The FE News Channel gives you the latest education news and updates on emerging education strategies and the #FutureofEducation and the #FutureofWork. Our specialisation is providing you with a mixture of the latest education news, our stance is always positive, sector building and sharing different perspectives and views from thought leaders, to provide you with a think tank of new ideas and solutions to bring the education sector together and come up with new innovative solutions and ideas.

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Playing With Gravity

Playing With Gravity

Enter "Ellipsoid," a computer game Cook developed that allows the player to see how physics works on galactic scales, by using gravitational forces to propel a ship through space. Full disclosure - this former English major managed to get through the game and had fun doing it, although those black holes are a pain.

learning gameDave EngApril 25, 2021game, physics, cook, learningComment

Important Aspects of Gamification in Education

Important Aspects of Gamification in Education

Educators are using gaming elements to improve students' concentration and spark interest, making learning more effective. As stated earlier, students are more likely to enjoy learning when they get to win and get rewards like badges.

learningDave EngApril 24, 2021Learning, instructors, students, competitive, learnersComment

Creating unique experiences through gamification

Creating unique experiences through gamification

Because games are repeat affairs, and humans love playing the same game over and over, we can use this idea to create 'stickiness' on our platforms. The Nike fitness app, GetMore247 and the Discovery platform are making great use of games to increase engagement, as well as to reward and retain customers.

gamesDave EngApril 23, 2021Points, games, experienceComment

Digital Games: Powerful Motivation Tool or Not So Much?

Digital Games: Powerful Motivation Tool or Not So Much?

More than 60 percent of teachers who are using games more often said the games are making learning more interesting for students, while only a quarter of the students playing more games said they make learning more interesting.

gamesDave EngApril 22, 2021games, learning, digital, studentsComment

Games Research (Alone) Won't Save Us

Games Research (Alone) Won't Save Us

I am sitting down to write a column on games research and games studies. Well, the narrative of modern games research is one that echoes the STEM mindset. As researchers, educators, and designers we are often in a position to inform or determine how we deploy or employ games.

researchDave EngApril 21, 2021Games, research, STEMComment

The Gamification Of Investing Brings Opportunity – And Risks

The Gamification Of Investing Brings Opportunity – And Risks

Especially during the pandemic, investing has become more of a hobby and entered into the gaming arena. MORE FOR YOU. But investing has historically been the preserve of a small but wealthy minority, with normal consumers excluded through a mixture of cost and lack of information, awareness and access due to the archaic nature of traditional investment methods.

gamificationDave EngApril 20, 2021Gamification, investingComment

Here’s how to use a PlayStation or Xbox to teach your kids

Here’s how to use a PlayStation or Xbox to teach your kids

Games consoles - a source of much-needed entertainment for kids stuck at home during lockdown - can also function as an educational hub. For the Xbox, press the Xbox button on the controller to open the guide, and then select "My games & apps".

video gamesDave EngApril 19, 2021video games, playstation, xbox, teaching, learningComment

NATO Science presents: Training by gaming

NATO Science presents: Training by gaming

What are the biggest lessons learned or advancements in the project since it began? The team initially aimed to gather a catalogue of cyber security-related "Serious games" as well as to develop one or more prototype games.

wargamesDave EngApril 18, 2021NATO, military, gaming, simulations, wargamesComment

Why Gamers Should be at the Top of your Hiring List

Why Gamers Should be at the Top of your Hiring List

Gamers are increasingly a sought after group for employers, with even the U.K. Royal Air Force recruiting gamers because of their digital skills.

hiringDave EngApril 17, 2021gamers, games, professional development, hiringComment

Digital Games: Powerful Motivation Tool or Not So Much?

Digital Games: Powerful Motivation Tool or Not So Much?

More than 60 percent of teachers who are using games more often said the games are making learning more interesting for students, while only a quarter of the students playing more games said they make learning more interesting.

learning gameDave EngApril 16, 2021digital games, games-based learning, learning gamesComment

How Gamification Of Sales Targets Can Make Teams Competitive

How Gamification Of Sales Targets Can Make Teams Competitive

From keeping the sales team engaged and motivated to achieve their targets and predictive analysis, companies face several challenges in attracting and retaining top talent across teams. One of the most common complaints from sales teams is that their daily tasks become repetitive, boring and unrewarding in nature.

gamificationDave EngApril 15, 2021gamification, salesComment

Dungeons & Dragons' Racial Reckoning Is Long Overdue

Dungeons & Dragons' Racial Reckoning Is Long Overdue

Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e is a 70-page book of alternative rules written by D&D players that's meant to pull the game away from racial essentialism.

diversityDave EngApril 14, 2021dungeons and dragons, diversity, role-playing gamesComment

How Tabletop RPGS Broke Away From The Table And Brought People Together In 2020

How Tabletop RPGS Broke Away From The Table And Brought People Together In 2020

It wasn't safe to play tabletop RPGs for most of 2020. A lot of games had to continue online, in a continuing effort to keep roleplayers together. Tabletop gaming usually involves people meeting up in order to play, but fans had to take their sessions online throughout the year so that groups could keep going. The popularity of streaming shows has allowed people to see tabletop RPGs played by professionals, showing prospective fans how great the experience can be.

role-playing gamesDave EngApril 13, 2021table top games, RPG's, role-playing gamesComment

A Game Designer’s Analysis Of QAnon

A Game Designer’s Analysis Of QAnon

I've worked in Alternate Reality Games, LARPs, experience fiction, interactive theater, and "Serious games". Games with rabbit holes that invite you into wonderland and entice you through the looking glass. QAnon is like the reflection of a game in a mirror, it looks just like one, but it is inverted.

game designDave EngApril 12, 2021QAnon, Game Design, Gamification, MisinformationComment

InvestCloud: How Gamification Boosts Digital Engagement for Financial Institutions

InvestCloud: How Gamification Boosts Digital Engagement for Financial Institutions

Within the realm of FIs, new ways of improving the digital customer experience have been developed, such as hyper-personalisation of content and more intuitive and accessible digital experiences. Understanding how and why clients make certain decisions means financial institutions can tailor the information they receive and when they receive it. Framing the relationship as a gamified journey makes the digital experience more engaging while ensuring that clients see the value of the relationship.

gamificationDave EngApril 11, 2021gamification, financeComment

Ten-Year Long Study Confirms No Link Between Playing Violent Video Games as Early as Ten Years Old

Ten-Year Long Study Confirms No Link Between Playing Violent Video Games as Early as Ten Years Old

A ten-year longitudinal study published in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking on a group in early adolescence from as young as ten years old, investigated how playing violent video games at an early age would translate into adulthood behavior.

video games, violentDave EngApril 10, 2021video games, violent, studyComment

Video Games Show Potential In Improving Key Aspects Of Memory In Older Adults

Video Games Show Potential In Improving Key Aspects Of Memory In Older Adults

Being exposed to an environment filled with novel stimuli can benefit cognition, including memory. Studies have shown that rodents placed in enriched environments, compared to sparse environments, experience increased generation of nerve cells in brain regions that are critical for memory encoding and retrieval. The good news is that novel environments can be delivered, virtually, to the homebound, according to NIA-supported researchers who recently discovered that video games may be used to enhance cognitive health in older adults.

video gamesDave EngApril 9, 2021video games, memory, adultsComment

How Gamification Can Be A New Mode Of Teaching?

How Gamification Can Be A New Mode Of Teaching?

Games improve memorizing ability as you have to go through similar stages and pattern in order to achieve higher levels. Another benefit of game based learning is that it helps in developing your strategic thinking and enhances problem solving as you have to think few steps ahead before carrying out a task. For better retention and smart understanding games can help you in revision of chapters as you have to apply similar logics and tricks while playing inside a game.

gamificationDave EngApril 8, 2021gamification, teaching, modeComment

Mind MuZero AI can master games without knowing the rules

Mind MuZero AI can master games without knowing the rules

The most powerful AIs today still rely on having certain known rules, like rules for a game of chess or Go. Human learning is often messy in inferential, learning the rules of life as we go. DeepMind has long been trying to create such AIs using games as their environment and test suite. Google's sister company focusing on AI research has just revealed its latest achievement in MuZero, an AI that can master a game without learning the rules beforehand.

AIDave EngApril 7, 2021artificial intelligence, games, rulesComment