Recall Pac-Man, the iconic arcade game where a hungry, yellow character navigates a labyrinth, devouring pellets and dodging ghosts. This seemingly simple game is, in fact, a powerful metaphor for the journey of eLearning gamification. As Pac-Man progresses through the maze, learning designers navigate the intricate pathways of designing, developing, and delivering gamified eLearning experiences.…
Have you ever found yourself in a dentist’s chair with cold sweat rolling down your brow about to get your wisdom teeth extracted? Your jaw is numb, fingers clenched into a fist, and as you watch the dentist descend into your mouth with their sharp, shiny tools, you wonder, in fear, why on Earth you…
If you were to enter a news portal or pick up any paper recently, you would most certainly see common themes dominating the headlines. These include climate change awareness, mental health advocacy, the #MeToo movement, and corporate governance scandals, to name a few. In this day and age, investors, employees, customers and the public are…
Remember the Segway? The two-wheeled electric scooter that promised to revolutionise transportation? Back then, its inventor, investors and the media believed that people would flock to it the way they once flocked to cars as a superior alternative to horse and carriage. Of course, flash forward to today, and we know that the Segway turned…
Can you remember when it took you days to download a song, your Internet was on dial-up, and Minesweeper was all the rage? Those days might’ve felt like a different lifetime, but in reality, the rise of the Internet only began 40 years ago. Since then, we’ve evolved at breakneck speed, with technology and the…
Picture a park bench. Next to it is a sign with big block letters saying, ‘WET PAINT: DO NOT TOUCH’. Now picture a kid next to the bench, reading the sign – word for word. She’s trying her best to resist but we all know what happens next! We also know that she’s not likely…
Have you ever bought a fancy kitchen gadget, tried assembling your own furniture or downloaded a new app only to get frustrated with the process? The good news is it’s not you; it’s them. In today’s fast-paced world, companies must continuously strive to stand out from the competition. Businesses invest time and money into improving…
Imagine this It’s Monday morning, and you’re heading to another mandatory corporate training session. You’re dreading being trapped in a stuffy conference room for hours, listening to a monotonous speaker drone on about topics that barely resonate with you. But wait! Something’s amiss! You’re greeted by an entirely new experience as you enter the room.…
Children should learn through play! This has become a familiar rallying cry in education circles as educators and parents have realised that compared to traditional classroom learning, learning through play engages children and helps them develop crucial social and cognitive skills. That’s wonderful for the kids, but what about us adults? Will we be stuck…
In the movie ‘Ready Player One’, the main character ‘Parzival’ races to solve three impossible challenges. The twist? He is solving these challenges by entering a virtual world. In this world, you can look however you like, earn and spend money, throw punches that hurt, and be best friends with people you’ve never met. You…
