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9 E-Learning Gamification Tips<\/strong><\/h1>

Gamification is one of the most powerful tools you can use when creating an e-learning course. Gamification improves retention rates, increases engagement, and helps you assess the progress of learners, among other things.<\/p>

How can you design gamification elements that get the best possible results, however? Here are our top nine tips.<\/p>

1. Understand Your Goal<\/strong><\/h2>

The first thing to do is to understand why you are devoting time and resources to creating gamification elements. After all, adding games is a much more complex process than writing a new block of text, shooting a new video, or uploading a new image.<\/p>

The reasons for adding gamification elements could include helping to make a dull topic more interesting<\/a>, for example. Another example is to make the content of the course more relevant to the learner.<\/p>

Whatever your goal, make sure you understand your reasons for doing it<\/a>.<\/p>

2. Make the Learner’s Goal Attractive<\/strong><\/h2>

The next step is to carefully think about the learner\u2019s goal. A common but often ineffective approach is to get the learner to successfully complete the game in order to get stars or another simplistic type of reward.<\/p>

A much better approach, however, is to create a game that includes a real-world scenario the learner can relate to. For example, put the learner in a simulated situation they might face in real life Dubai. Then, get them to take decisions to achieve a successful outcome, again basing that outcome on what would happen in the real world.<\/p>

In other words, the outcome of their decisions is the learner\u2019s goal.<\/p>

3. Provide Clear Instructions<\/strong><\/h2>

Make sure you also include clear instructions for playing the game. A crucial part of this is to keep the game simple as you don\u2019t want a situation where the learner has to spend a large amount of time learning the mechanics of the game. Instead, your instructions should be clear and digestible in under a minute.<\/p>

4. Make the Experience Fun<\/strong><\/h2>

Games within your e-learning course should have a learning purpose, but they should be fun too. There are three main elements to this:<\/p>