LevelUp Life

Jun 27 2024
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Join us as we unravel the connections between games and personal evolution. Explore innovative game-based strategies that extend beyond screens, fostering learning, motivation, and positive change. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or a curious novice, our Pixel Pathways guide you through educational adventures. Tune in for expert insights, practical tips, and inspiring stories to empower you in leveling up your potential. Discover the transformative impact of games, turning every challenge into a game-changing opportunity! 

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#008: An Interview with Matthew Barr

Jun 27 2024 26 mins  
Matthew Barr is the Head of the Education and Practice (EAP) Section and Programme Director for the Graduate Apprenticeship in Software Engineering at the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science. He is also The founder of the Ada Scotland Festival (ada.scot), the director of Education at SICSA (sicsa.ac.uk), the Co-director of the University of Glasgow Games & Gamin

#007: An Interview with Janet Benson

Jun 20 2024 29 mins  
Janet is the Learning Lead and Senior Researcher at the Learnovate Centre at Trinity College Dublin. Her key areas of research are in adult learning theory and learning design, as well as effective onboarding and workplace wellbeing – with a particular interest in gamification and game-based learning. Janet completed a MSc. with the University of Edinburgh, focusing on game-based

#007: An Interview with Brock Dubbels on Games, Learning and Play

Jun 13 2024 27 mins  
Brock Dubbels specializes in driving innovation, leadership, and research spanning various sectors. With a passion for building winning teams, reducing effort while increasing impact, and maintaining a strong focus on customer value, he has had the privilege of working with some of the most prominent organizations and institutions. His approach is grounded in a lean design research

#006: An Interview with Eric Zimmerman on Games, The Process Involved in Designing Games and Learning

Jun 06 2024 21 mins  
Eric Zimmerman designs new forms of play on and off the computer. This includes independent videogames, card and board games, and installations with architect Nathalie Pozzi that have been appeared at the Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In this interview, Eric tells us about his experience of designing games, how he sees the process of game design, and

#005: What to Steal from Classic Games to Create Engaging Learning Games with Karl Kapp

May 30 2024 15 mins  
Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., is a professor, scholar, writer, and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business with a focus on game-thinking, games and gamification for learning. Karl is an award-winning professor at Commonwealth University in Bloomsburg, PA and author or co-author of eight books including "“"The Gamification of Learning and Instruction" and "Play to Le

#004:Enriching Esports: Four Years of Research Findings on NASEF with Constance Steinkuehler

May 23 2024 24 mins  
Constance Steinkuehler is a Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine where she researches culture, cognition, and learning in the context of multiplayer online videogames. She is an ADL Belfer Fellow, Chair of UCI’s Game Design and Interactive Media Program, and Co-Director of the Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Center. She teaches courses o

#003:Education’s Great Pivot is Powered by Short Sims with Clark Aldrich

Apr 24 2024 21 mins  
Clark Aldrich is changing the trajectory of education. ​As a leading analyst he founded Gartner's e-learning coverage and jump-started the adoption of distributed learning by the world’s largest organizations. His research and projects on game based and simulation based learning launched the gamification segment. He is the author of six books, including Unschooling Rules, which

#002:Bring Joy Back to Teaching & Learning with a Gameful Classroom with katrin Becker

Apr 11 2024 20 mins  
Katrin is an award winning, internationally known expert in the design and analysis of Serious Games and in gamification in the classroom. She holds two Computer Science degrees and a PhD in Educational Technology. She is a certified instructional designer with a graduate certificate in serious game design and research. She has over 35 years of teaching experience and has taught CS

#001: Using Serious Games to Support Learning with Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen

Mar 14 2024 29 mins  
Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen(PhD, Psychologist) has studied, researched and developed video games for almost 20 years. He has previously been assistant professor at IT-University of Copenhagen, where he researched the educational potential of computer games. Today he is CEO of Serious Games Interactive, where he has over the last 15+ years developed +150 games for organisations like UN,