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Gamification, games and gender

Collection of resources on gaming, games and genre to understand, disseminate and help create new methods.

Last modified: 
03.04.21

What is gamification?

Ludificacion

Gamification

Wikipedia entry available in multiple languages that offers a comprehensive look at gamification.
Ludificacio

Definition of the Catalan term "Ludificació"

Optimot entry that breaks down the use of "Ludificació" in Catalan.
Ludificación

Definition of the Spanish term ludificación

Fundeu entry focusing on the best Spanish translation for "gamification".
Educacion

TED Talk: The Power of Gamification in Education

TED Talk in which Canadian teacher Scott Hebert explains how powerful games can be in education.
Ludificación

Gamification: fun learning

Educativa blog entry that discusses gamification as an approach to fun learning (in Spanish).
Ludificación

Gamification: principles and applications

Spanish-language book for people interested in learning about gamification.
Ludificación

Gamification: an educational tool to boost student motivation

Final project on gamification as a methodological tool for boosting students' motivation (in Catalan).

Gamification experiences

Experiencia ludificacion

Gamification experience in secondary education on learning of digital systems

Paper on how gamification has become a methodological trend, gaining a strong foothold in classrooms (in Spanish).
Jocs educacio

Games and simulation in higher education

Thematic series that brings together articles related to the use of serious games.
Jocs educacio

Gamification and Games for Learning

Conference hosted on YouTube that addresses gamification as a method for learning in different ways.
juego de escapada educativo

Analyzing Learning Effectiveness and Students’ Perceptions of an Educational Escape Room in a Programming Course in Higher Education

Article that explores the educational value of escape rooms.

Gamification and gender

ludificación con perspectiva de género

Using gamification in the classroom with a gender perspective: challenges and benefits

Article that aims to explore the use of gamification in the classroom with a gender perspective (in Spanish).
estratègies de ludificació

Planning Gamification Strategies based on User Characteristics and DM: A Gender-based Case Study

Article that adopts a data-driven approach in order to provide recommendations on gamification.
Ludificació, problemes socials i gènere

Gamification, social problems, and gender in the teaching of social sciences: Representations and discourse of trainee teachers

Paper on the inclusion of gaming elements in education and their potential contribution to education.

Gender-related educational games

juegos que promueven la convivencia en igualdad

Growing in Equality: Games

Collection of Spanish-language games that promote coexistence in equality and are designed for play in educational.
Joc de cartes en què apareixen personatges científics

Sapiencia: a game of science

Card game featuring characters based on real scientists, with information about their work, context and time.
Mujeres en ciencia: el joc de cartes

Women in Science: the Card Game

Card game that familiarizes players with outstanding yet often unknown women scientists.
Aplicació Olimpia

Olimpia app: Sex education based on equality and affection

Mobile app in which players engage in different games that cumulatively offer a comprehensive look at sexuality.

Resources for gamifying

Introducció a la ludificació

Introduction to Gamification through Case Studies

UOC course on applied gamification in fields such as health, education and business (offered in Spanish).
Juegos de escapada: llevar la experiencia de estos juegos al aula

Escape boxes: Bringing escape room experience into the classroom

Article published in the British Journal of Educational Technology on how recreational escape rooms have inspired.
coherència en el disseny de jocs d'escapada

"Ask Why: Creating a Better Player Experience Through Environmental Storytelling and Consistency in Escape Room Design"

Paper that aims to help those designing escape rooms to create more consistent games by embedding the game.
Creació de jocs d'escapada atractius per a l'aula

Creating engaging escape rooms for the classroom

Article on how to create engaging escape rooms for educational purposes.
crear jocs d'escapada educatius

EscapED: A Framework for Creating Educational Escape Rooms and Interactive Games for Higher/Further Education

Article that explores educational escape rooms and how they relate to technology.
Jocs d'escapada

Escape rooms

Series of freely available escape rooms ordered by age and available in different languages.
Ludificació

Gamification

Course on the ins and outs of gamification, why it has such extreme potential and how to use it effectively.
LGTBIQ+

LGBTQI+ Breakout on sexual orientation and gender identity

Escape room that encourages players to self-reflect on different topics, namely sexual orientation, gender identity

Research groups and symposiums

Grup de recerca en Aprenentatges, Mitjans i Entreteniment (GAME)

Learning, Media and Entertainment Research Group (GAME)

UOC research group recognized by the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR)
Gènere i TIC: Investigant el Gènere en la Societat Xarxa (GenTIC)

Gender and ICT: Researching Gender in the Network Society (GenTIC)

Research group that explores the gender relations involved in the design of scientific.