Games and Gamification

Dates & timetable:

Application for this micro-credential will be opened in Spring semester of academic year 2024/2025

Description:

Gaming industry is not only growing steadily, but it has also become one of the largest entertaining industries in the world, considering both production investment, and number of players. A considerable social influence deriving from the gamer culture is evident.
Transforming educational activities into game-like experience has proven to be a positively perceived experience. In this course students will have the opportunity to learn some of the most frequent game mechanics in video games and how using the same principles they may transform courses. Basic principles of gamification are to be presented, understood and applied in exercises. A pilot project will be part of the course, and it will serve as a grading base also.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify and describe main gamification strategies
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles, methods and techniques used in a gamifying process

Sustainable development goals:

• SDG4. Quality education

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