From the course: Gamification for Interactive Learning

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Competition-based

Competition-based

From the course: Gamification for Interactive Learning

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Competition-based

- Competition based gamification, obviously revolves around competition, which is when opponents are constrained from impeding each other, and instead devote their entire effort to optimizing their own performance. It's when one person or group of people try to do something better, faster, or more accurately, than another. In a typical example of competition based gamification, learners are presented with a question, which they must answer before the competition, which is either another learner or another group of learners answer the question The question or series of questions usually appear on a mobile app, and the learner has to answer the question within a certain time frame. There are leader boards used to rank players, and the goal is to answer the most questions correctly within the shortest amount of time. Learners respond to new challenges by clicking on the right answer, and the interaction can include rich media, like video, and social interactions with others. The…

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