What is Gamification?

Gamification is HOT. Even though the numbers date from 2015 they clearly show that both organisations and its learners as well as Learning Professionals are very interested in Gamification for different reasons. The optimistic projections in terms of market growth and expected revenue however warn me that this might be a trend that overdraws day to day reality of organisations. Being a Gamer and Learning Professional myself, Gamification therefore immediately triggered my interest but at the same time the caution to approach this trend critically.

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Game Mechanics, Learning, AllMarc Alen21 april 2017gamification, e-learning, Game Mechanics, Karl Kapp, Function focused design, human focused design, chou, L&D, learning, GamingOpmerking plaatsen

Why Typography Should Always Be One of Your Concerns

"I don't really care about fonts. Just pick one." He said. So naturally, the urge to use Comic Sans or Windings came creeping up.

We were working on a new style guide and my colleague wanted to use the default MS Office font, to which, of course, I disagreed. Arial and Verdana are legible types, but they are also average. Did we want to be average?

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Learning, AllTiffany Motton31 maart 2017e-learning, typography, fonts, learning, visual, graphic design, lettering, handletteringOpmerking plaatsen