{"id":132028,"date":"2014-07-18T07:34:30","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T05:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/blog\/what-is-gamification\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T17:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:15:27","slug":"what-is-gamification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/en\/blog\/what-is-gamification\/","title":{"rendered":"What is gamification?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gamification is the use of game mechanics and game design techniques in non-game contexts. Mechanics are the various actions, behaviors and control mechanisms given to the player within a game context.<\/p>\n<p>The mechanics support overall gameplay dynamics. Examples of game mechanics are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve your score<\/li>\n<li>Discover something<\/li>\n<li>Receive a prize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, the main purpose of gamification is to create fun experiences in order to motivate to learn. Gamification can be used in a varity of environments such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loyalty Programs, where you have to sum points that can be used for a final reward<\/li>\n<li>Social Media, like Foursquare<\/li>\n<li>Company productivity plans, where results are shown in a dynamic way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, application of <a title=\"gamification in corporate training is especially interesting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.game-learn.com\/en\/resources\/blog\/gamification-in-corporate-training\/\">gamification in corporate training is especially interesting<\/a>. Gamification has become a frequent term in the e-learning industry due to its huge didactic benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>creates engagement<\/strong>. Engagement occurs when personal efforts are rewarded and the rewards arouse positive emotions<\/li>\n<li>It overcomes the <strong>natural rejection<\/strong> that humans feel when carrying out boring and repetitive processes. Game elements make more attractive contents and learning<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>motivates employees<\/strong> in the learning process -It<strong> enhances memorization and retention<\/strong>. The constant stimulus and rewards holds the students\u00b4 attention which enhances content retention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gamification is just one of the elements used by Gamelearn in its <a title=\"Serious Games: a new format at the service of training\" href=\"https:\/\/www.game-learn.com\/en\/resources\/blog\/3-ways-serious-games-can-improve-your-companys-internal-communication\/\">serious games<\/a>, soon we will introduce other concepts that will help you to understand the advantages of Gamelearn&#8217;s serious games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gamification is the use of game mechanics and game design techniques in non-game contexts. Mechanics are the various actions, behaviors and control mechanisms given to the player within a game context. 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