201 Gamify the Learner Experience
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 15
In this session, you’ll learn game design approaches that improve learner engagement and strategies for incorporating them into your curricula and platforms. The session will cover design fundamentals like goal-setting, feedback, and challenges, with examples from EdTech platforms and games.
Lucas Blair
Co-founder
Little Bird Games
Lucas Blair co-founded Little Bird Games, a serious-game development company that specializes in educational and therapeutic games, in 2011. Prior to founding Little Bird Games, Lucas was a lead game designer and co-manager of RETRO Lab at the University of Central Florida. He received an MS in instructional technology from Bloomsburg University and a PhD in modeling and simulation from the University of Central Florida. His doctoral research explored the use of video game achievements to enhance player performance, self-efficacy, and motivation.