Your nice hosts welcome instructional designer Ellen Burns-Johnson to the clubhouse, as we discuss the many ways to approach teaching using interactive games. Along the way, we talk about bugs (of the many leg variety), snow falling from buildings, and traumatizing but educational game experiences.

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You can follow Ellen on Twitter, LinkedIn or find her on the MSPGameDev Slack.

Ellen works at Allen Interactions. There’s loads of info about eLearning on their blog.

Gamification may be effective article

Ellen references THOTH, a twin-stick shooter made by Carlsen Games.

Much of Ellen’s work is based off of the CCAF framework.

Learn about how to make fake news from the educator backed Bad News.

“Custom eLearning Vs. Off-The-Shelf eLearning: Which Is Right For You?” -  Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D, eLearning Industry

Cathy Moore talks about training design ideas on her blog.

Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Virtual Reality game The Hard Way.

“Assassin’s Creed Origins’ new educational mode is a violence-free tour through ancient Egypt“ - Andrew Webster, The Verge

Ellen played SimAnt as a kid!