So You Want to Design an Instructional Game? Five Things You NEED to Know

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - by Karl M. Kapp, Koreen Olbrish

Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Time: 2:00pm

What does it take to design a serious game? How do you create instruction that is not only meaningful and educational, but also (dare we say it) fun? What steps do you need to follow during the design process, and which steps are most critical for success? Most important, how do you even get started?

This webinar provides five practical guidelines you can use to design a game that results in valuable learning outcomes. You will learn research-based tips and techniques for designing effective—and engaging—instructional games. If you want to learn how to design successful games for learning this is the place to start. Join game experts Karl M. Kapp and Koreen Olbrish as they discuss five key factors you need to know to develop an “epic” instructional game.

Communities of Practice:   Learning Technologies

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Authored By

  • Karl M. Kapp

    Karl M. Kapp is a professor of Instructional Technology in Bloomsburg University's Department of Instructional Technology in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and the assistant director of Bloomsburg University's acclaimed Institute for Interactive Technologies. He has authored or co-authored five books on the convergence of learning and technology:The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Education, Integrated Learning for ERP Success, Winning e-Learning Proposals, and Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning and Learning in 3D.

    Follow Karl on his widely-read "Kapp Notes" blog at www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes.

  • Koreen Olbrish

    Koreen Olbrish, senior product manager for lyndaCampus at lynda.com, is passionate about helping people learn more effectively. Koreen advocates new ways of using technology for organizational learning, with an emphasis on performance improvement and behavioral change. She has strong ties to education, having received her MS in curriculum and instruction from Penn State University. She helped start Freire Charter School in 1999, and founded Tandem Learning in 2008 to demonstrate the untapped potential of immersive learning design. An internationally recognized speaker and organizational consultant, Koreen teaches graduate courses at Harrisburg University, writes the blog Learning in Tandem, and authored the upcoming book Immersive Learning.