In social settings, people often need to reason about unobservable mental content of other people, such as their beliefs, goals, or intentions. This ability helps them to understand, to predict, and even to influence the behavior of others. People can take this ability further by applying it recursively. …

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Gamification heeft de afgelopen jaren een flinke opmars gemaakt in het onderwijs en in het bedrijfsleven. Een bekend voorbeeld waar gamification wordt toegepast is de app Duolingo. Met deze app worden gebruikers gemotiveerd om taaloefeningen te maken door gedrag te belonen met punten. Maar er is ook …

An important step in the design of an effective educational game is the formulation of the to-be-achieved learning goals. The learning goals help shape the content and the flow of the entire game, i.e. they provide the basis for choosing the game’s core (learning) mechanics. A mistake in the formulation …

What makes an educational game good? This paper describes three research directions that could provide insight in the underlying principles of effective educational games. These aspects are 1) The importance of distinguishing between types of to-be-learned knowledge, 2) the need to understand the relationship …

The goal: develop a serious game that aims to change behaviour.The setup:multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teamscombined expertise from various broad backgroundsdesign and develop a game for an international environmentThe context:international assignment from international clienttargeted at developing …