Gamification VS Games and Learning

The Culture of Gamification

(excepted from current study by Alex Layne and Cody Reimer)

Implementation in theory

Design which meshes well with pedagogies (improved feedback delivery, transparency, etc. [Nicholson]) Mechanics that simplifies pedagogy (badges [anton, churchill], leaderboards, etc.); does not make learning more engaging, but rather is attempting to “trick” the user into doing something mundane (skinner box & workification of games); (Really shitty/good example of how peeps can do gamification wrong) http://blog.tophatmonocle.com/2012/07/4-ways-to-gamify-learning-in-your-classroom/

Implementation in practice

Encourages explicit instructions and quick feedback panoptic control necessary to monitor and record progress to keep rewards/incentives up-to-date

History

Provides concrete ways to implement Gee’s more theoretical ideas about critical learning strategies; and also ties into Huizinga’s emphasis on games as important cultural cornerstones Marketing holdovers (token economies, incentivization, etc.) which devalues the lessons in favor of intangible value objects

Social

Possibly allows for networking to things outside of the classroom (per gamification.org’s definition) Emphasis on breeding competition (which engagement scholar Banduras has demonstrated is detrimental)

Studies/Scholarship

blackmon; lee sheldon (progressive rather than punitive); dominguez et al.; smith-robbins; bennett; zichermann; danforth; lee & hammer (needs nuancing) muntean; macmillan (marketing websites)

 

 

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