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All about fun, imaginative learning and training.
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The Teacher's Guide to a Math Game Design Unit [Recorded Webinar]

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Everything you need to know to implement a game design unit in your classroom.
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textadventures.co.uk - Create and play text adventure games

Play text adventure games, create and share your own interactive fiction stories.

textadventures.co.uk is a community of interactive fiction game makers and players. All games here are either playable in your web browser, or as an app for your smartphone or tablet. Almost all are free, and you can even make your own, using our free software - Quest or Squiffy.

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8 Game Elements to Make Learning Fun

8 Game Elements to Make Learning Fun | Serious Play | Scoop.it
This infographic illustrates eight elements that make games for fun and engaging for learners.
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Getting the Facts on Game Based Learning [Infographic]

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IDEA » What is gamification?

IDEA » What is gamification? | Serious Play | Scoop.it

Gameplay has a lot to teach us about motivating participation through joy. ‘Gamification’ is a new term, coined in 2008, for adapting game mechanics into non-game setting — such as building online communities, education and outreach, marketing, or building educational apps. Here are some ideas for how to do it.


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Meaningful Play. Getting »Gamification« Right.

Google Tech Talk given on January 24, 2011 in Mountain View, CA on gamification and how to get three »missing ingredients« right: meaning, mastery, and autonomy.

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Gamification Wiki | Game Mechanics Resource | Gamification.org

"The Gamification Wiki is the largest resource for information on Gamification and Game Mechanics. Gamification of Education is full of information on applying Gamification in Education. Besids, Games in Education (in wikispace) is a fantastic resource collection put together by Adrian Camm".

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Because Play Matters - Publications and Presentations

Scott does great work on games. Among other things he is a board member of the North American Simulation and Gaming Assn. www.nasaga.org


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Seppo — Spark for Learning

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Seppo is an online programme for creating educational games. It can be used on all levels from pre-school to university.
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4 Great Web Tools for Creating Educational Games via @medkh9

4 Great Web Tools for Creating Educational Games via @medkh9 | Serious Play | Scoop.it

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Check out these great tools for creating educational games!  #ucedutech #ucdsb
Profa. Ann Rivera #Morreducation's comment, July 9, 2016 12:13 PM
El Tiny Tap es uno de mis preferidos por ser sencillo y con grandes potenciales. A lo mejor termine vendiendo mis juegos interactivos a $0.99 Jaja
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Board Game Design First Steps


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Games don't have to be high tech. Thinking about a learning game? This page provides a framework for a board game design.

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A taxonomy of motivation and game design

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Although I know many passionate and skillful teachers, I have to say that much of what I learned as a child, I learned in spite of school, not because of it, so this quote resonated a bit with me: ...

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Free Technology for Teachers: Video Games and Essays

Free Technology for Teachers: Video Games and Essays | Serious Play | Scoop.it

"Earlier this week Kevin Hodgson wrote a short blog post about a project that he is doing with his sixth grade students. In the project the students have to include a media component in their environmental essays. (...) I picked up two things from Kevin's post. First, I learned about Gamestar Mechanic which is an online tool for creating games. Second, and perhaps more importantly, is the idea of using the text of a game design to reflect a position."

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Don't Play Games With Me! Promises and Pitfalls of Gameful Design

Another good SlideShare from Sebastian Deterding 


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Game Design with Kids: An Interview with Charley Miller - Boing Boing

Game Design with Kids: An Interview with Charley Miller - Boing Boing | Serious Play | Scoop.it

A conversation about games, game design, paper prototyping, working with kids. Let's talk games!

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