Gamification is often viewed as a magic pill that makes people more motivated, engaged, and able to retain the information they are learning. The concept has exploded in popularity over the past ...

Every educator hopes to instill a lifelong love of learning within their students. We strive to make each lesson engaging, while igniting a sense of curiosity, wonder, and discovery in every child.

Students don’t have to be video game fanatics to appreciate a gamified classroom lesson. When teachers turn a lesson or tough-to-teach concept into a motivational gamed or use a fun competition to ...

One might consider golf a silly sport. In simple terms, golfers get up early to hit tiny balls with big-headed sticks, then chase them long distances only to hit them again. They don’t develop speed, ...

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The following article was posted on the Knowledge@Wharton website on February 11, 2014. In 2011, a game called Foldit caused a sensation by solving a decades-old scientific mystery in just three weeks ...

Gamification is catching on in the learning marketplace, and for good reason. The concept helps embed learning more deeply and quickly. Using the same techniques game designers have long adopted to ...

Gamification is a way to reward people for exhibiting a desired behavior. It is not merely creating a game for people to play, nor making training a game. As Pokemon Go turns a year old, here are some ...

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