Resources
Resources
Volume 2: Issue 2 (November 2018)
Gamification resources
Here are some resources to explore if you are interested in learning more about the principles of gamification and how to incorporate them into your courses.
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General Resources
7 Things You Should Know About Gamification.
Educause is a non-profit organization focused on technology in higher education. Among their regular publications is a series of short papers called 7 Things You Should Know, which serve as good introductions to complicated topics. 7 Things You Should Know about Gamification is an easy to understand overview.
https://library.educause.edu/resources/2011/8/7-things-you-should-know-about-gamification
Gameful Design: A Potential Game Changer
This article offers a good definition of gamficiation and offers suggestions for applying simple principles to your course. It is especially useful if you’re not ready to go all in on a major game design but want to incorporate a few elements of gamification.
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/5/gameful-design-a-potential-game-changer
Gamification in The Classroom.
This blog post from Pace University’s Faculty Center offers simple, practical suggestions for using elements of gamification.
http://facultycenter.blogs.pace.edu/2017/06/06/gamification/
Websites
The CUNY Games Network website is a portal for all things gamification: blogs, articles, events, and scholarship.
https://games.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
Conferences
The CUNY Games Network has an extensive list of conferences on using Games in education.
https://games.commons.gc.cuny.edu/games-scholarship/conferences/
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