“People expect to be bored by eLearning—let’s show them it doesn’t
have to be like that!” - Cammy Bean”
Any normal human being, be it a student or an adult, gets bored when
he is made to sit in order to learn something new. The corporate training is a
great challenge for the companies that are trying to bring a new skill in their
company. Learning methods thus play a key role in the level of interest of
individuals involved in corporate training.
Game Based Learning, which is learning through playing, is so far the
most creative way and has enhanced the learning process in past few years.
Those responsible for training know that game based learning is important and
here are the reasons why it is gaining so much traction.
Games Capture Interest
Games pose challenge to an individual and hence manage to engage
interest from the student for a longer duration of time. Each participant gets
an uncontrollable urge to win which keeps him motivated to learn. Gamification
programs aims at skill development by maintaining a perfect balance between his
existing skills and a challenge posed by the game to enhance those skills. The
difficulty level increases depending on student’s progress.
Games Are A Unique But Effective Way Of
Learning
Game based training ensures high productivity, sharper memory of what
is learnt; better understanding and practical knowledge, as well as high
self-confidence rates in employees. Part of the success is attributed constant
and personalized feedback given to students, giving them an opportunity to
access their progress and make amends as per required.
Games Provide A Secure Environment
Sending an individual directly to field leads to mistakes and hence
customer dissatisfaction. Game based learning offers a virtual environment
where real life problems are solved. In this course, mistakes are happening
with no real risks involved.
Games Are Educational
Serious games are educational in nature. They create a field for you
on your device where you can try different things, fail a multiple times, learn
from them and finally get it right and move to the next level. It is more or
less like being trained in the field. In order to cross levels, you might need
to study a lot than you think but the addiction of beating the opponents would
make the adrenaline pumping.
Games Support Soft Skill Learning
Soft skills cannot be learned through books and theories. These are
something acquired by experience. Serious games make the learning of such
skills feasible and allow students to interact with real life situations in a
virtual environment. As a result, a more productive learning can happen and
soft skills can be acquired with much ease.
