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Stop thinking like an instructional designer, start thinking like a game designer

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Karl Kapp, Author and Professor, Bloomsburg University, explains how to think like games designers.

Karl Kapp, Professor of Instructional Technology and the Director of the Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University
Karl Kapp, Professor of Instructional Technology and the Director of the Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University 

Learning News interviewed games and learning design expert, Karl Kapp, at Learning Technologies 2019 following his conference session ‘Stop thinking like an instructional designer - start thinking like a game designer’.

In an in-depth interview, Karl gives a concise masterclass on how learning designers can think like games designers; providing a wealth of expertise on introducing games techniques into learning design.

He points out the traditional differences between the two and argues how games design techniques can be used to improve learner engagement and learning effectiveness.

Watch Karl Kapp’s interview here on Learning News and check out all of the Learning News interviews from Learning Technologies 2019.