Chapter 3 & 4

- Asmita
 03
Exploring Learning Games
 What is learning Game?
CONTENT
Are games effective tools
for learning?

What is difference between

learning games and
entertainment games?
Learning Games

• Games that are designed to help players develop

new knowledge or skills or to reinforce existing
knowledge or skills

• Also known as "serious games" or "instructional

games

• End goal of learning Games is to achieve

some type of learning outcome while being
engaged in the learning process.
 Other approaches
an attempt to reproduce reality.
Provides learners with realistic
and controlled risk environment
to practice specific behavior and
experience.
Simulation
Eg. Flight simulator that airlines
and NASA uses to train pilot
Gamification focuses on
using game elements in a
learning situation
Gamification
e.g. point scoring,
competition with others,
rules of play
 Are Games effective for learning?

Meta analysis
Learning games or A meta-analysis is a
serious games are statistical analysis
more effective in that combines the
promoting learning results of multiple
Yes and retention than scientific studies
conventional
methods
 Learning Games versus Entertainment
Games

Entertainment Learning Games

Games
Learning games are
Entertainment games
games designed to
are games which are
foster learning.
designed for
entertainment purpose.
 04
Setting tthe right foundation for your
learning game
 Content

Business Instructional Player Constraints

Need Goal Persona
 Define Business objective

Business Problem 01 Clarity problem that needs to be solved

before creating a game.
Evidence of sucess 02 Stakeholders and subject matter experts
(SMEs)
Impact on business 03 Quantify the problem and measure it's
impact on the business
 Instructional goals

a clear statement of observable

behaviors that learners are to
demonstrate as a result of the
instruction
It should describe the desired
One can use several end state of learner
learning tools to achieve performance and support the
the instructional goals business goal
 Crafting player perosna

Experience with the Work day flow & Where training will
Name
company (role) sales call flow be completed

Title text
Demgraphics (age, Biggest challenges
Devices and how Game played and

addition
gender, ethnicity, etc) on the job
they are used at
work
amount of time
spent
 Defining Constraints

01 02 03 04

Amount of time Location where Devices most Technical

players might frequently Constraints
play your game at available to posed by your
players Organization
 Defining Constraints

01 02 03

Development time Attitude and

Resource Constraints experience of your
constraints
target people
Learning objectives
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