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Conflict, competition, and cooperation
From the course: Gamification of Learning
Conflict, competition, and cooperation
Gamification can involve conflict, competition, or cooperation. In many cases, a combination of two or more of these elements. A conflict is a challenge provided by a meaningful opponent. To win a challenge, the player must actively defeat the opponent and see who'll be the last player standing. Conflict can also be between a player and the environment. It could be that elements of the game attempt to thwart the player, such as non-player characters shooting at the player or obstacles suddenly appearing. With conflict, the idea is to become a winner while voiding a loss at the hands of the opponent. In an educational setting, conflict is not the most productive means of motivating learners. Other choices are better. One better choice is the concept of competition. Competition occurs when the opponents are constrained from impeding each other and instead devote their entire effort to optimizing their own performance. This is a more appropriate approach for motivation within a learning…
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Goals, rules, and objectives4m 28s
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Conflict, competition, and cooperation3m 53s
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Types of feedback4m 2s
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Rewards and achievements3m 51s
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Points, badges, and leaderboards4m 11s
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Levels4m 27s
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Storytelling3m 17s
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Failure and replayability4m 19s
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Scoring2m 46s
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