This very brief introduction to TGR will touch on what it is and how it can be used in layout and design. I have also created a free vector pack you can download and use which may help you start including TGR in your own work..
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TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SWITCH TO SERIOUS GAMES
Our at a glance top 10 of why you need to switch to serious games for your learning and development. This infographic taken from a previous blog post by Helen Routledge, shows you some of the research into why games based learning has such huge and far reaching benefits for organisational training.
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IMMERSIVE LEARNING FOR PEOPLE IN AID
Last week we led a workshop on Serious Games, for People In Aid. Established by agencies in the humanitarian and development sector in 1995, PIA are a not-for-profit membership organisation, governed by its members whose experiences and HR practices help to improve organisational effectiveness within the sector.
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GIRL POWER!
International Women’s Day is here again! What a great opportunity to write a post and allow the members of the team to contribute and share their stories!
According to the IWD website ‘International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. So make a difference, think globally and act locally!! Make every day International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.’
Each story below has been written by one of our team members. They represent our experiences and stories from the industry we are so passionate about. We hope you enjoy reading them.
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HOW DO WE MEASURE THE EFFECT OF A SERIOUS GAME?
There are many layers of measuring the impact of a certain training approach of intervention. Typically the accepted measure of proving the worth of a programme was to look at the ROI result. The ROI or Return on Investment gives a financial baseline as to the monetary outlay vs the gained results for a company or organisation. However ROI only gives us a piece of the puzzle when looking at effectiveness.
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Leadership, like many other soft topics which are classed as critical 21st Century skills is a tough cookie to crack. There is only so much theory one can learn about a soft skill before you need to bite the bullet and head out to the real world to practice your new found knowledge. But therein lies a challenge; to practice leadership skills you need people to lead and said people may not be immediately available. And to top it off, if you turn out to be a poor leader, you risk widespread damage amongst the team.
So how can we address leadership development using games? How can a game produce a better leader?
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THE BENEFITS OF SERIOUS GAMES
This is probably the most common argument you might hear if you are looking into Serious Games. Everyone in the industry screams this out of the top of their lungs, but that’s because it’s true. You may think Serious Games will only appeal to the young, to the gamers, but actually cleverly designed solutions should appeal to people of all ages and backgrounds regardless of whether they have played games before or not.
And here’s why! ...
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HOW TOTEM ARE HELPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN UGANDA
....we are proud to announce an exciting collaboration with The Butterfly Project in Uganda where we have donated The Business Game so young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn through play.
The Butterfly Project is a unique project in Uganda, which trains up young people from the most remote rural villages and disadvantaged urban slum districts to become social entrepreneurs. The project was instigated by Social Enterprise Africa CIC but is run through Chrysalis Limited in Uganda.
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