Many learning professionals want to include games to enhance performance, improve safety, or increase regulatory compliance, but they don’t know where to start. They think they need programming skills or a large budget to outsource development. And, worse, they think that adding some points and badges to content is effective gamification. It’s not. Game mechanics and game psychology must be woven into each game element.

In this workshop, you will walk step-by-step through the process of creating an eLearning game, using an easy-to-follow blueprint that you can keep and use to begin creating games when you return to the office. You’ll learn about the seven key elements of game mechanics that an effective game must include, and you’ll identify the four types of gamer personalities—learning how to ensure your game motivates all four types. Through case studies, you’ll learn how to create immersive, compelling games with no programming skills. You will also identify the best platforms, media, and quests for effective game development.

In this session, you will learn:

• About the seven elements of game mechanics that must be present for an effective game
• How to weave a compelling storyline into your game
• About the four types of gamer personalities
• Create game mechanics and interactions to be used in learning games using Construct 2
• How to create a game app for mobile without needing programming skills
• About the types of game rewards, and which ones are effective and ineffective for motivating learners

Audience:
Novice to intermediate designers, developers, and project managers.

Technology discussed in this session:
Augmented reality games, animation, mobile platforms and options, and the best free or low-cost animation, video, and simulation technologies for gaming.