{"id":5946,"date":"2015-11-01T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=5946"},"modified":"2015-11-01T08:06:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T15:06:24","slug":"worth-sharing-gamification-separating-fact-from-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/11\/01\/worth-sharing-gamification-separating-fact-from-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth Sharing: Gamification: Separating Fact from Fiction"},"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><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clomedia.com\/articles\/gamification-separating-fact-from-fiction\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CO0314_GamificationArt_RGB1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Game-Based Learning \/ Gaming \/ Learning \/ Social Learning<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While this isn&#8217;t a new article, it&#8217;s one worth repeating.<\/p>\n<p>The 4 Myths described by Kapp are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gamification and Games are the same.<\/li>\n<li>Gamification alienates older learners.<\/li>\n<li>There is no science behind gamification.<\/li>\n<li>Gamification is about points, badges, and leaderboards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clomedia.com\/articles\/gamification-separating-fact-from-fiction\">gamification-separating-fact-from-fiction<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-5946'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5946);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5946);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(5946);\">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>Game-Based Learning \/ Gaming \/ Learning \/ Social Learning While this isn&#8217;t a new article, it&#8217;s one worth repeating. The 4 Myths described by Kapp are: Gamification and Games are the same. Gamification alienates older learners. There is no science &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/11\/01\/worth-sharing-gamification-separating-fact-from-fiction\/\">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":[3,9,352,24],"tags":[225,399,235,400],"class_list":["post-5946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-educational-technology","category-gamification-2","category-teaching-learning","tag-game-based-learning","tag-gaming","tag-learning","tag-social-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1xU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6230,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2016\/05\/15\/worth-sharing-what-is-gamification-and-why-it-matters-to-ld-professionals\/","url_meta":{"origin":5946,"position":0},"title":"Worth Sharing: What is Gamification? and Why it Matters to L&#038;D Professionals","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"May 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Now that term is over and\u00a0I get back into writing my Gamification Book, here is something to think about. It is similar to \u00a0Seven Key Elements of Gamification, Plus or Minus Two post from 2 years ago. \u201cGamification is using game-based mechanics, aesthetics and game thinking to engage people, motivate\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/book\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"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":5946,"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":5878,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/10\/10\/worth-repeating-deterdings-9-5-theses-on-the-power-and-efficacy-of-gamification\/","url_meta":{"origin":5946,"position":2},"title":"Worth Repeating: Deterding&#8217;s 9.5 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Gamification","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"October 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"There seems to be continued confusion about the distinctions between games, gamification, and game based learning. This talk by Sebastian Deterding is now several years old, but it's as relevant now as it was then. This talk focuses on gamification; what it is, what it isn't and what is needed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"gamification","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gamification-300x205.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4801,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/19\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification\/","url_meta":{"origin":5946,"position":3},"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":2532,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/08\/02\/gamification-the-new-chocolate-covered-broccoli\/","url_meta":{"origin":5946,"position":4},"title":"Gamification &#8211; The New Chocolate Covered Broccoli?","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"August 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Gamification has some real potential, but it will be discredited before it even gets started if people insist on using it as little more than a new veneer plastered over antiquated methods. Here's an article that explains how to use Chore Wars to 'gamify your classroom\". 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