education — Experience Points Podcast

On today’s episode we’ll answer the question: “What is Expectancy Theory?” Thinking about why we do something is often a central part of all of our activities. Those include why we work, play, or form relationships with one another. This is the central aspect of motivation: knowing what will happen or occur as a result of our own actions.

motivation, expectancyDave EngFebruary 26, 2023expectancy, theory, motivation, business, education, performance, reward, feedback, learning, game design, cognition, decisions, games-based learningComment

Episode 63 What is Intrinsic Motivation?

On today’s episode we’ll answer the question: “What is a Intrinsic Motivation?” We don’t need to be reminded to play games. We play games because we want to. We’re motivated to play because we’re attracted to them. We want to play games for the experience, the escape, and for the fun. So what is that drive that makes us play games? What is that motivation? The best games are driven by intrinsic motivation. This means that we play games for the fun of it. We don’t play games to earn money. We play games because deep down we’re internally motivated to do so.

MotivationDave EngJuly 10, 2022intrinsic motivation, intrinsic, extrinsic motivation, extrinsic, social, workplace, education, games based learning, designingComment