{"id":5760,"date":"2015-09-25T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=5760"},"modified":"2018-03-25T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T20:01:49","slug":"games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-new-infographic-but-still-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/09\/25\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-new-infographic-but-still-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification : New Infographic, but still wrong."},"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>This same group (Upside Learning) <a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/19\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification\/\">posted a very similar infographic back in June<\/a>. 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&#8217;s still as wrong now as it was then. (If you want to see a description that is closer to being right, see mine at the bottom of this post.)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification, an infographic, is a simplified explanation to how these similar sounding terms differ.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upsidelearning.com\/infographics\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upsidelearning.com\/infographics\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification\/\">Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification | Infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here again, is<a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/21\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-my-version\/\"> my version<\/a> (<em>Note: This image is not to be posted anywhere or re-used without my written permission<\/em>):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4822\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png\" alt=\"game-gbl-gamification\" width=\"640\" height=\"513\" \/><\/a><\/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>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-5760'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5760);\" 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'>1 person likes this post.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5760);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(5760);\">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>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 &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/09\/25\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-new-infographic-but-still-wrong\/\">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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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}},"categories":[3,9,12,352,369,396,24],"tags":[388,389,342,126,76,393],"class_list":["post-5760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-educational-technology","category-games","category-gamification-2","category-higher-education","category-serious-games","category-teaching-learning","tag-academia","tag-educational-technology","tag-games-gaming","tag-gamification","tag-serious-games","tag-teaching-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1uU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4821,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/21\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-my-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":5760,"position":0},"title":"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification &#8211; My Version","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to the other day's post about the differences between these terms, I have produced my own table outlining the differences. You'll notice mine is a little more complex. That's because the differences are more complex than the original one implied. Note: This image is not to be posted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/book\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"game-gbl-gamification","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4801,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/19\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification\/","url_meta":{"origin":5760,"position":1},"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":6750,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/03\/whats-the-difference-between-serious-games-educational-games-and-game-based-learning\/","url_meta":{"origin":5760,"position":2},"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":5760,"position":3},"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. In fact, there are two key questions to which every student should be able to expect an answer when asked to perform some learning activity: 1) \u201cWhy am\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\/07\/2012-01-08-14-00-45_wm.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2012-01-08-14-00-45_wm.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2012-01-08-14-00-45_wm.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"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":5760,"position":4},"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. 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