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.

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/