Various organizations utilizing eLearning are developing Serious Games to increase both engagement and interest during employee training programs. This is due to game mechanics being an effective way to teach today’s learners, resulting in higher motivation and desire to complete training. However, many people face challenges in the development process, unsure of exactly what is needed for planning and implementation. Fortunately, this does not have to be the case.

Many companies have successfully designed Serious Games for training and obtained the desired results that were aimed for. This session will review steps that should be taken during Serious Games development and share some of the best practices utilized in the industry to ensure specific goals are met. In addition, various Serious Games success stories will be highlighted, identifying the attributes that led to their positive results.

In this session you will learn:
 

• What makes a Serious Game a success or failure
• Best Practices to use when creating Serious Games
• Serious Games success stories
• Serious Games resources