Many professionals in eLearning are attempting to use gamification and serious games to spark employee engagement and drive learning retention. Everyone is working to make the best serious game that will enhance the learning objectives and retain learning.

In this session, participants will talk about planning, developing, implementing, and supporting serious games for companies that have never gone down the route of serious games and gamified learning experiences. You will discuss what makes a serious game a success or a failure. You will also address the proper steps to take throughout each phase of the project to ensure success. Finally, you will learn about the best practices and pain points that Designing Digitally had to deal with when going down the route of gamification and serious games.

In this session, you will learn:

• Best practices of serious games
• What makes a good serious game
• The difference between gamification and a serious game
• What steps you can take to ensure a good serious game
• How to internally market a serious game
• How to get buy-in for a serious game

Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, project managers, managers, and directors.