Serious games for learning are fully-fledged games that are used for e-learning purposes. To be effective, these games need much more than just adding some badges, points or leader boards. They need to be based on sound instructional design and help learners achieve their learning objectives.
Serious games for learning have a number of benefits. They can:
Creating an effective e-learning game can appear a daunting task. There is a lot to consider – from the graphical environment to the story, the challenges and the rules. Here are some tips that will help you create e-learning games that are fun, engaging and effective:
Using a game design template and sharing it with your team can help everybody involved to better envision the game that you are trying to design.
There is a lot more to consider but these are some points that can help you to get started. Why not play a few learning games yourself to make it easier to put yourself in your learners’ shoes?
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