Essentials of Game Design
Barbara Greenstein, Human Resource Prescriptions, LLC
Member Fee: $395
Nonmember Fee: $695
Have you been to a workshop and wondered how could this content be more interesting or fun? You know the content is important, but it seems a little dry. Learning how to easily develop games will enable you to greatly enhance your learning programs. This interactive online workshop will break the process of game design into basic steps that make it easy to add interest to your workshops.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Determine when a game is a good fit for your learning programs and how to ensure it matches the objectives of the learning content
- Identify the step-by-step approach to designing and developing games
- Create a learning game to use in your own learning program
- Put to use the following takeaways:
- a check sheet to utilize for determining when games are a match
- a job aid that lists the step-by-step approach to follow for designing and developing games
a list of potential gaming ideas that you can repurpose for your own game design.
About the Facilitator:
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Barbara Greenstein, Principal of Human Resource Prescriptions LLC, is a performance improvement specialist providing proven and creative ways to improve human performance in the workplace. By identifying issues and opportunities for improvement, she helps organizations large and small meet their planned goals.
Barbara is highly regarded for her facilitation and instructional design skills. With over 20 years of experience in the training and development field, her mission is to help clients put the systems in place that will help them manage effectively in today’s changing business environment while ensuring optimal performance and job satisfaction for all employees.
Prior to becoming an external consultant, Barbara’s corporate experience included training and instructional design for Burger King Corporation, Pizza Hut, and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). She completed her undergraduate work in Consumer Affairs and Management at Florida International University and received a M.A. in Human Resource Development, as well as graduate certificates in Instructional Design and Total Quality Management (TQM), from Marymount University.
Barbara is an adjunct professor for the Masters Program in Human Resources at Chapman University in San Diego. She has also served as a facilitator for the University of San Diego’s Masters in Executive Leadership Program. In addition, she is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), a certification awarded through the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI) and the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). Barbara is Past President of the San Diego Chapter of ASTD and an active member of ISPI. |