Karl Kapp is a Professor at Bloomberg University and author of several books about gamification and game thinking. Karl received a Doctorate of Education in the Instructional Design program at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also a frequent speaker and business consultant, helping organizations to implement learning strategies through technology. 

Today’s episode continues conversations about gaming in medical education and how to use creative and interactive modalities to benefit education. 

0:52 What Gamification Means to Karl 

3:19 The Main Approaches to Gamification Design: Structural and Content 

4:50 Learning Objections: Retaining Information by Creating Engaging Challenges 

5:30 Gamification as a Design Affordance 

7:00 Confidence Builds Competence: Implementing Gamification Before Residency 

9:50 Overcoming the Stigma of Fun Learning Approaches 

11:35 Creating Desirable Difficulty 

12:20 How Society Impacts Gamification 

14:29 Leveraging Analog Formats to Overcome Funding Restrictions 

17:40 The Importance of Collaboration for Creativity 

19:00 The Scalability of Gamification for Other Disciplines 

20:04 Resources for Creating Your Own Learning Game 

23:00 The Retention Benefits of Creating Your Own Game 

24:04 Using Game Creation as a Self-Assessment Tool. 

Resources 

Information about Karl Kapp can be found here: 

http://karlkapp.com 

https://twitter.com/kkapp 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlkapp 

Books 

The Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster 

Websites 

Quizlet 

Print and Play 

The Game Crafter 

Gamestructor 

Construct 

The Game Agency 

Enspire 

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