{"id":4821,"date":"2015-06-21T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2021-02-17T09:11:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:11:15","slug":"games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-my-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/21\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-my-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification &#8211; My Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>In response to the <a title=\"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/19\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification\/\">other day&#8217;s post<\/a> about the differences between these terms, I have produced my own table outlining the differences. You&#8217;ll notice mine is a little more complex. That&#8217;s because the differences are more complex than the original one implied.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter wp-image-4823 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png\" alt=\"game-gbl-gamification\" width=\"640\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png 1024w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-300x240.png 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1.png 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note: This image is not to be posted anywhere or re-used without my written permission.<\/p>\n<p>(You are free to disagree with me, just don&#8217;t present this table as yours).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/03\/whats-the-difference-between-serious-games-educational-games-and-game-based-learning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6751 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>NOTE: If You want an updated version of this table, see my post from February 3, 2018:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">What\u2019s the difference between serious games, educational games, and game-based learning?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Addendum 2021: A newer version of this chart has been peer-reviewed and published on academia.edu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/45044609\/What_s_the_difference_between_gamification_serious_games_educational_games_and_game_based_learning\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/45044609\/What_s_the_difference_between_gamification_serious_games_educational_games_and_game_based_learning<\/a><br \/>\nCitation: Becker, K. (2021). What\u2019s the difference between gamifcation, serious games, educational games,and game-based learning? Academia Letters, Article 209. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.20935\/AL209\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.20935\/AL209<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-4821'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(4821);\" title='Like' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'><b>7<\/b> people like this post.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(4821);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(4821);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>In response to the other day&#8217;s post about the differences between these terms, I have produced my own table outlining the differences. You&#8217;ll notice mine is a little more complex. That&#8217;s because the differences are more complex than the original &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/21\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-my-version\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[360,9,352,14,24],"tags":[316,225,391,126,362],"class_list":["post-4821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book","category-educational-technology","category-gamification-2","category-general","category-teaching-learning","tag-book","tag-game-based-learning","tag-games","tag-gamification","tag-teaching-and-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1fL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4801,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/19\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification\/","url_meta":{"origin":4821,"position":0},"title":"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"So many people are confused about the differences between these terms. Unfortunately, this article just muddies the waters further. Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification | The Upside Learning Blog. It's a great effort, but I'm afraid none of these are quite right.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/book\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.upsidelearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-key-differences.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.upsidelearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-key-differences.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.upsidelearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-key-differences.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5760,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/09\/25\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-new-infographic-but-still-wrong\/","url_meta":{"origin":4821,"position":1},"title":"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification : New Infographic, but still wrong.","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"September 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This same group (Upside Learning) posted a very similar infographic back in June. Although a few things have been changed, the table they present to show the differences is identical to the one they published in June. Sadly, it may be simplified, but it's still as wrong now as it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6754,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/04\/whats-the-difference-between-serious-games-educational-games-and-game-based-learning-episode-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":4821,"position":2},"title":"What\u2019s the difference between serious games, educational games, and game-based learning? Episode 2","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"February 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently posted a table explaining the differences between games, serious games, educational, games, GBL, etc. \u00a0 I thought a concrete example might help to understand the distinctions. Say we are using\u00a0The Parable of the Polygons\u00a0to help a high school class learn about diversity. This is a wonderful little game\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6501,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2017\/08\/05\/5-mistaken-differences-between-education-games-and-the-gamification-of-education\/","url_meta":{"origin":4821,"position":3},"title":"5 mistaken differences between education games and the gamification of education","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"August 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"And 12 ways in which these ideas are problematic. Gamification is generally defined as the use of game design elements in non-game contexts. Fair enough. But this is pretty much where the article goes off the rails. (She's not alone). Source: 5 differences between education games and the gamification of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pearsoned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Education-games-or-gamification-of-education.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pearsoned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Education-games-or-gamification-of-education.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pearsoned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Education-games-or-gamification-of-education.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6750,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/03\/whats-the-difference-between-serious-games-educational-games-and-game-based-learning\/","url_meta":{"origin":4821,"position":4},"title":"What&#8217;s the difference between serious games, educational games, and game-based learning?","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"February 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This question keeps coming up. Here's a handy table to help. This is an updated version of the table I created back in 2015. Note: This image is not to be posted anywhere or re-used without my written permission. Citation: Becker, K. (Feb 3, 2018).\u00a0What's the difference between serious games,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2-1024x758.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2-1024x758.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2-1024x758.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5022,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/07\/20\/8-part-series-on-gamification-as-reigeluths-post-industrial-paradigm-of-instruction-part-8\/","url_meta":{"origin":4821,"position":5},"title":"8 Part Series on Gamification as Reigeluth&#8217;s Post-industrial Paradigm of Instruction: Part 8","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"July 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"And so, we come to the last part: Enjoyable vs Unpleasant Students deserve transparency in the way they are to be assessed. 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