Follow the link below for the CFP to the “Extending Play” media studies conference that will be held at Rutgers University (New Brunswick) on April 19 & 20, 2013.
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IU School of Education professor earns MacArthur Foundation grant to study ‘digital badges’ design
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning initiative has granted $400,000 to an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Education’s Learning Sciences program to study “digital badges,” a Web-based token of accomplishment, success or completion used often in online education.
Enterprise Gamification
Last year, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that a growing number of companies are deploying reward and competitive tactics commonly found in the gaming world to make tasks such as management training, data entry and brainstorming less “work-like.”
“This “gamification” of the workplace, or “enterprise gamification” in tech-industry parlance, is a fast-growing business. Companies have used digital games for a number of years to help market products to consumers and build brand loyalty.
“What’s emerging is using games to motivate their own employees,” WSJ reported.
