James Paul Gee is a prominent scholar in the field of education and learning, particularly known for his work in the areas of literacy, linguistics, and digital media. His contributions to the understanding of how people learn and the role of technology in education have been influential in shaping the discourse surrounding EdTech and freedom […]
Part 2: Gamifying Planning Poker with Thunderdome In part 1 we introduced the gamification elements of Thunderdome. The Goals The main portion of the site that I’m interested in is the planning poker site (there are other areas of the site.) My goals for applying gamification to the Thunderdome app would be to: Increase Loyalty […]
Gamifying Thunderdome I thought it would be a great exercise to attempt to gamify planning poker. Originally I thought about starting fresh and building an app from the ground up but decided that it would be much more efficient, to begin with, a working planning poker application and add in the gamified elements. After doing […]
The gamification of Agile planning poker Planning poker® is a part of many Agile team’s rituals and is used during the estimation of stories. The main goal of planning poker is to enable the team to estimate their stories in a fun way – but it also helps the estimation process in many ways. I’ve […]
Gamification has become a bit of a dirty word in Education, and there have been many detractors in business as well. I recently read this Quora question, “Is Gamification Evil?” and I wanted to both respond to the response, and also show an example of Gamification that most developers who use GitHub are familiar with, […]
What is Gamification? Gamification is the use of game design elements in non-game contexts, such as education. This can include elements like points, badges, leaderboards, and rewards, as well as game-like challenges and interactions. The goal of gamification is to make learning more engaging and interactive and to motivate learners to continue learning. Gamification in […]
TwilioQuest Review Twilio has created an awesome game that is designed to teach students to program. I’m going to start by just saying – if you are interested in learning to code, then this app is fun and a great way to get started! Also if you have a friend who is learning to code […]
This post is about the design of the Alphabet Tiles game, not the graphics for the game, but the description of it. This is what Game Designers do, they create the definition of the game. A good step in game design is to start with a GDD or Game Design Document. The game design document […]