Presentation from Enspire's Julie Preston "Are Games the Same?  Update the Blueprint for your E-Learning Process to Leverage Game Development Techniques."     In this presentation she talked about:

• What is a Learning Game
• Learning Process
• Game Process
• Game Types:  Casual Games, Platform Games, Adventure & Role-Playing Games, Alternate Reality Games,
• Recommended Learning Game Process
• Game Metrics

Ms. Preston also  provided a great checklist as well as resources for game development (attached below)

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As promised, the pictures drawn by the presenters to represent their respective topics are displayed in the attached file (please login to view the downloadable PDF file).  We have included a "translation" for each presenter’s artwork in case you can't read your notes!

Photos by Nicole R. Stallings, MicroAssist, Inc.

The Connected Learner  has an interesting post on how long you should make an e-learning course.   Among the factors to consider are:

• Audience
• Management Desire
• Does the course have to be taken at one time or can it be spaced
• How much time does the audience have?
• Does the course consist of Content, Practice, or Testing
• What extras does the course have
• Is it a single course or multiple courses

You can read the entire post at The Connected Learner: Self-Paced Elearning: How long is just right?