By Mariana Mirabela Babes (32/19/68520)

The Fast and The Curious

Explaining something Paraphrasing to
technical in details explain a word
My Goal
Speaking in front of an
audience has always been a
problem to me and my shyness,
that’s why my goal is to face
this fear.
Challenge
Talking english to native
English speakers and in front of
an audience has been a difficult
challenge and I think I faced it
bravefully.
 GAMIFICATION
/ˌɡeɪm.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

The wo rd ref ers to the incorp ora tio n of game ele me nts , lik e po int an d
reward systems, to tasks as incentives for people to participate. In
other wo rds, ga mi fic ation is abou t ma kin g so me thing po ten tia lly
tedious into a ga me . Ga mi ficati on is effec tive be cause it tap s int o
peop le's natur al de sir es for comp etition an d achiev em en t.

an d ot he rs us e gami ficati on to increa se pa rticip ation an d im prov e

Teachers, managers,
is also of ten an es se ntial fea tu re in ap ps and we bsites
productivity. Gamification
et pe rso na l ch allen ge s, lik e we ight-l os s go als an d
designed to motivate people to me
es; tra ck ing yo ur pr og res s is mo re fu n if it fee ls lik e a ga me .
learning foreign languag
PERSONAL RESEARCH ON
GAMIFICATION
 I found the article “Play hard, study hard?” on www.frontiersin.org

It talks about the importance of game in learning school stuff (and not only).
Infact using a simple superficial reward as an introduction to the system is one
way to implement gamification. It’s a very good article because they also made
some students do a questionnaire survey about the influence of gamification on
students’ enjoyment.
RATING: 8/10
 I found the article “Understanding The Real Power Of Gamification” on
www.forbes.com
The gamification programs are new but reading this article we can understand how
they can improve both productivity and retention of warehouse workers. Karl Kapp, a
professor of instructional technology at Bloomsburg University, told that “Gamification
uses game-based mechanics, aesthetics and game-thinking to engage people, motivate
action, promote learning and solve problems.” His thesis is that gamification is “based
on sound, evidence-based motivational principles that have been shown time and time
again to result in higher employee satisfaction and increase overall performance.”
RATING: 10/10
 I found the article “Gamification in Movies and TV” on
www.gamify.com
This article shows us some uses of gamification in film, series or tv
programs. For example in “YOU VS WILD”, by directly involving the
audience, Grylls has tapped into a form of gamification - combining
entertainment, education, engagement, and reward.
RATING: 9/10
Gamification to improve our world,
by Yu-kai Chou
I found this TED on YouTube. It highlights a
Gamification Framework, how it’s splitted in
core drives and make some examples for each
core drive.
RATING: 7/10
Gamification - How the Principles
of Play Apply to Real Life
I found this video on YouTube and I think it’s very smart
becuase they made a fun representation to explain an
important thing. It talks about how plays are applied to real
life, starting from media, like some MEME on Facebook.
RATING: 10/10
Duolingo Hangman
RATING: 9/10
RATING: 8/10
That’s a classic game, I
At first is a useful game,
play it since I was child
but after a while it
and I find it very useful
starts to be a bit boring.
because I can learn some
new words from other
players.
I created a word grid with the months of the year. It’s a very easy
game for those who are in college, but it could be useful for kids that
are learning for the first time the months of the year.

Here’s the link and the QR code to my game:

https://learningapps.org/watch?v=po0omqymk23
Learning through playing is a very useful technique. It allows
you to better improve your skills without the fear of failing or
making a mistake. Learning is not frustrating and boring
anymore, it’s fun and interesting and curious. Learning through
playing fosters creativity and imagination.
I personally learn english everyday, by watching movies and tv
series, by listening music, etc. I try to improve my english
everyday, by speaking it, writing it and listening it. Besides the
fact that I study the english language, I also practice it much by
working with native speakers, and that is helping me very
much.
During the course I might say that I’ve made a significant
progress in my problem area of explaining technical concepts
in detail in english. I've also made a lot of progress on
paraphrasing to explain a word. And by the way speaking in
front of an audience is not a problem anymore.
Tha nk
you !