Thought leaders and further reading
- Karl Kapp
- The Thiagi Group
- 100 Great Game Based Learning and Gamification Resources (from 2013 but still some great stuff in there)
- Sharon Boller - Bottom-Line Performance (creator of Knowledge Guru)
- Anders Gronstedt
- Games for Learning Institute
- Axonify
- Allen Interactions
- Yu-kai Chou & Gamification
- Jane McGonigal
- John Ferrera – Playful Design
- Glass Lab Games
- Gamasutra
- Institute of Play
- Simulations for STEM Learning: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PDF)
- Game On Learning
- The 15 Best Gamification Resources for Trainers and Educators
- Serious games: online games for learning
- Epic Win Blog - Best Gamification Books - Where to start and Why
- Top 10 Competencies of a Gamified Learning Designer
Resources/tools
- Thiagi Training Games
- Gamestorming
- Puzzlemaker
- Canadian Improv Games - Workshop Generator
- eLearning Brothers - eLearning Game Templates
- The 15 Best Gamification Resources for Trainers and Educators
- Hopscotch for iPad - Lets you build small, interesting, quick games – for more complex ones, you need a skilled designer.
- TinyTap - Create & play fun interactive quizzes, lessons and games
- Articulate Community
Examples
- Branching Scenario
- 30+ Interactive E-Learning Games and Examples
- Legacy - A BB&T Leadership Challenge
- CheckiO
- Knowledge Guru
- Gamification in Education: Top 10 Gamification Case Studies that will Change our Future
- Quest to Learn – school centred around game-based learning
- The Fun Theory
- Khan Academy - an example of the use of gamification techniques in online education
- True Life Game
- Microsoft Ribbon Hero 2
- Gamified crowdsourcing:
- GWAP games with a purpose – Play to Cure: Genes in Space
- Course Hero
Structural gamification platforms
- Axonify
- Badgeville
- BigDoor
- Bunchball
- GamEffective
- Gamify
- Mozilla OpenBadges
- MindTickle
- OnPoint Digital
- Knowledge Guru
Additionally, a number of plug-ins or software add-ins exist for such platforms as WordPress, including Captain Up and PunchTab.
