Gamification is the use of game design techniques, game thinking and game mechanics to enhance non-game contexts. Of course this has implications to learning and it is already here. There are countless games which are learning orientated and they have been around for a long time. Even when I was a kid we have computer based learning games but with the advances in technology we are seeing a hwole new level of educational game play. Minecraft is just one learning/game platform that if you have children they are probably pretty familiar with.
Here is a little infographic on the effects of games on the brain.
Try this little game out. This was launched with the new YouTube EDU site. Very interesting and simple to set up quiz show game.
How many did you get right?
Via: Online Universities Blog
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