Games & Learning
Games and gamification are powerful ways to enhance engagement, adding elements of story, challenge, motivation, and other gaming principles to improve learning outcomes.
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DevLearn 2026 Program Is Live: Explore What’s New
The DevLearn 2026 program is officially live—bringing with it an expanded, forward-thinking lineup designed to help learning professionals reimagine their learning strategies and drive real impact across their organizations. As North America’s largest learning technologies event, DevLearn continues to bring 200+ sessions, three powerful keynotes, and unmatched opportunities for hands-on learning and connection. But this year, the program features several exciting updates that reflect where the […]
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Bringing Game-Based Learning into Everyday Practice
Game-based learning is about applying well-known mechanics to make training more motivating and practical. Anyone can use these methods without special tech. Focus on the mechanics themselves to create a meaningful learning experience.
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Teambuilding in Times of Trouble
The process itself creates a non-judgmental atmosphere through personal sharing and humorous, interpersonal interactions. I think of it as laying the foundation of deeper-level conversations.
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Why Attendees Love DevLearn
What makes DevLearn such a standout experience? Attendees from last year’s event told us what they loved, and to no surprise it’s not just one thing. It’s the energy, the ideas, and the people. It starts with inspiration DevLearn sets the tone right away. Attendees highlighted the opening keynote and general sessions as energizing and idea-filled, offering fresh perspectives they could immediately apply and new ways of thinking about […]
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Play Is the Method, Not the Motivation
Graded environments incentivize defensiveness and performance; games incentivize experimentation.
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D&D for Learning: Tricks of the Trade
One of the most powerful—and newly feasible—approaches to immersive training is roleplay. When done well, it creates the conditions for people to practice difficult conversations, test judgment under pressure, and build confidence in gray areas where there’s no script to follow.
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The Strategic Imperative of Play, Joy & Laughter in Organizational Performance
The long-held belief that seriousness is a prerequisite for productivity is counterproductive; in ever-changing work environments, the capacity for joy is essential infrastructure.
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D&D for Learning: Take Training from Forgettable to Formative
In both the Forgotten Realms and modern enterprise business, survival hinges on one thing: How well you respond when the unexpected hits the table.
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Level Up Your eLearning: Gamification & Game Design in Adobe Captivate
Whether you’re exploring gamification for the first time or looking for simple ways to enhance your designs, this webinar will spark ideas and show you how to achieve more with less, using the all-new Adobe Captivate.
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Puzzles, Portals, and Prototypes: Gamifying Learning with AI
This session explores how to approach generative AI step-by-step to design immersive, escape-room-inspired learning activities.