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Game designers have mastered certain tricks that make games so addictive that people can’t stop playing them. Here are the top five secrets that game designers know, and some tips on how you can use these same game dynamics to make learning in your classroom as addictive as gaming. 
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When reading about education these days the term gamification comes up often. What is gamification and why are we discussing this in education? This post explores the concepts behind gamification, games, and simulations, discussing what they are, how they may be used and some pros and cons.
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Engaging students in the media design and production process themselves is far more important than focusing on the ways in which media is designed for their consumption, as Kadle emphasizes. I would argue that engaging students in interactive media design, particularly game design, is the key to helping them achieve a useful 21st Century education that teaches them concrete skills as well as how to be innovative thinkers.
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Five 'design your own game' sites for creative students and learners to take gaming to a deeper level by creating and designing games them self.
Beth Dichter's insight:
What a great idea...have your students design their own games. This post provides information of five websites that allow you to design your own game. Each has some information that may help you decide which you would like to test. The list of five: * Sploder - "use simple command tools to create intricate games of all kinds, from arcade to platform games, space adventures to physics puzzles" * Draw4Play - "Ideal for younger students, this game allows the player to create their own pathway for a stick man hero..." * Isoball3 - "Great for learning about kinetics, this physics game requires students to create the landscape of their own game..." * Jacksmith - "...great for younger students...is in cartoon form" * Purpose Games - "...this site allows them to design more academic games, like multiple-choice quizzes, head-to-head ‘knowledge battles’ or map-based geography games."
Lyr Lobo's curator insight,
June 23, 2013 11:21 AM
There is a magic today with the wealth of tools that support students and their creativity. Creation and discovery is a powerful combination for learning. 
Anne-Marie Armstrong's comment,
June 23, 2013 12:24 PM
Hey Lyr, great to see your scoops. This will be helpful to have your curation on this topic. Thanks.
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Globaloria, the first and largest social learning network, where students develop digital literacies, STEM knowledge and global citizenship skills through game design. This links to games students have created through the program.
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Welcome to this online resource for video game design in the classroom. My hope is that my own sharing out of our science-based video game design project will inspire you to consider doing the same for your students, moving them from the role of "player" into the role of "creator." The main project overview for our gaming unit available for download, if you need inspiration. (see below). There is also a resource page with links and more downloads.
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As teachers what can we do to make our classes more exciting for students? We know that many will sit in front of a computer or game console and play for hours, and when they do not succeed the first time, or the tenth time or the fiftieth time they keep trying. How do we get them to perservere in the classroom when they are not successful? This post explores this, providing five "secrets of game design" that might make a difference in your classroom. The five secrets are listed below but click through to the post to learn more about them.
* The Appointment Dynamic: Be Here At This Time, Get a Prize
* The Failure Dynamic: Fail Early, Fail Often
* The Flexibility Dynamic: Provide Multiple Paths to Success
* The Progression Dynamic: Scaffold and Recognize Progress
* The Construction Dynamic: Build Something That Matters