All of our preparations have paid off and now, the big day has arrived. With 350 delegates expected, the Jewish Heritage Museum in the Battery neighborhood of New York City looks gamified and ready to go. Today’s events are beginning (a little late, but happily none-the-less) with an introduction by Gamification expert and GSummit Chair,…
Gamification Experts are using today’s New York City Gamification Summit to announce the formation of the first industry association called The Engagement Alliance. This not-for-profit organization has set its sights on the study of the science behind the power of game mechanics to create behavior change.
Online Colleges Guide has a great infographic on how games are affecting education. It goes into some detail as to which games benefit which fields, such as the Civilization series giving hands on lessons in the interactions between history, geography, and politics, but I’m not sure how much Angry Birds benefits the understanding of physics…
Coca-Cola recently announced a multi-media, fully interactive, campaign. Coke Freestyle lets you select your own unique flavor combinations from all of their brands (which I guarantee you is more than you think) and enjoy Coke in a whole new way. First off there is the Freestyle Facebook app, which simulates a vending machine that lets you pick…
Education games have a tenuous history. I’m sure many readers brought up during the early days of attempts to put computers in school still harbor a deep loathing for Mavis Beacon and a deep confusion as to why teachers thought playing Oregon Trail exclusively for the hunting portion was educational in any way. Times have…
“There an estimated one billion homeless people in the world”, states the opening of the film Kicking It, a 2008 documentary by Susan Koch and Jeff Werner. The film documents the 4th Annual Homeless World Cup, massive football (soccer) event that takes place in Cape Town, South Africa. Teams from all over the globe are…
Gamification is the integration of game dynamics into any medium such as website, community and school etc in order to drive a positive response, participation and engagement from a target audience. Without a doubt, gamification will be popular in education and educational technology in 2011. Already we’re seeing many interesting developments within education and the…
No matter how advanced technology becomes, there will always be some things that human beings just do better, such as recognizing distinctions in colors and patterns and prioritizing complex decisions. In the fields of human biology and DNA analysis, these skills are key to understanding genetic structure. Being able to recognize similarities and make distinctions…
