Human Factors: The Third Wave of Gamification?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesHuman Factors: The Third Wave of Gamification?. This article points to another describing a “third wave” of gamification that involves effectively users creating their own games within the environment they are using, and expresses some dubiousness about its utility. I … Continue reading

Can Gamification Boost Independent Learning? | MindShift

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesDon’t get me wrong, I think there is much potential in gamification, but I don’t think the reward structure is the most important part. It’s really not about points and badges. There are some kinds of people who love these … Continue reading

The Gamification of Everything

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesI really hate that term. My fear is that it will stick though. Don’t get me wrong – there are some very useful things that are being called gamification. Many of them aren’t new though. There’s also a lot of … Continue reading

Coursera Gamification Course, Assignment 3.

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m still playing along with the coursera course on Gamification. (See my initial reaction here, and my first assignment here). This week we got our last assignment (out of three). This course only runs 6 weeks (August 27 – Oct. … Continue reading

Coursera Gamification: Curiouser and Curiouser – Cheating in a course with no credentials.

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesIt seems that people out here at the Interwebs are searching around using the problem statement in the (my) coursera gamification course. Hmmmm, I say. I decided to make my learning experience public because I thought it might be interesting … Continue reading

Coursera Gamification Course, Assignment 2.

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m still playing along with the coursera course on Gamification. (See my initial reaction here, and my first assignment here). This week we get our second assignment (out of three). This course only runs 6 weeks (August 27 – Oct. … Continue reading

Coursera Gamification Course, Second Impressions.

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI am now midway through my first coursera course on Gamification. (If you want to find other posts on this, try the ‘coursera’ tag, right). I offered some initial thoughts here. I haven’t really changed those opinions. I will say … Continue reading

Coursera Gamification Course, Assignment 1.

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m still playing along with the coursera course on Gamification. (See my initial reaction here) Today our first assignment is due. Here’s the scenario: You are an employee of Cereals Incorporated, a large manufacturer of breakfast food products.  Your supervisor, … Continue reading