Ten Ingredients of Great Games

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Byron Reeves

There are lots of recipes for great games. A bad cook, or just an unlucky one, could spoil any of them, but by and large, the successful multiplayer titles work their magic using variations on the ten ingredients described here. 1. Self-Representation with Avatars The c... More »

Experimentation as a Mindset

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Tara Whittle

Popular culture celebrates experimentation and gives lip service to accepting failure through stories like Thomas Edisons long quest to invent of the electric light bulb, about which he said, I havent failed; Ive simply found 2,000 ways that dont work. Yet in reality, w... More »

Scheduling Successful Learning Events

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Robert W. Lucas

The obvious goal of any learning event is to provide or enhance attendees knowledge, skills, and attitudes. In preparing to do this, you need to do your homework and decide many things related to the format, content, delivery, location, materials needed, and much more. ... More »

Teaching Not-for-Profits to Fish with HPI

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Patricia Radakovich

Human performance improvement (HPI) is a field that is generally applied in business. Most of the time, practitioners are external consultants, but there are some internal positions as well. Rarely do you see an HPI practitioner work for a not-for-profit, however, becau... More »

Six Trends That Will Change Workplace Learning Forever

Paula Ketter

Changes to the workplace, the competencies for leadership development, and technologies will alter the way learning professionals approach training design and delivery. Change can be scary. If you agree, then 2010 has been a scary year. Along with the challenges of the ... More »