{"id":4370,"date":"2019-06-28T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2024-03-26T09:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T09:48:12","slug":"what-is-gamification-a-detailed-guide-to-gamification-in-education-game-based-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/what-is-gamification-a-detailed-guide-to-gamification-in-education-game-based-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Gamification? A Detailed Guide to Gamification in Education &#038; Gamified Learning Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you are immersed in another world \u2014 moving forward with excitement. The bursts of pleasure you get while collecting rewards are priceless, you conquer the obstacles on the way, the anticipation remains at apogee to unlock new levels, discover new terrain and finally \u2014 the ecstasy of becoming the winner.<\/p><br><\/br><p><em>Sounds familiar?<\/em><\/p><br><\/br><p>Well, that\u2019s how we feel while playing a game.<\/p><br><\/br><p>At some point in life, we all have played games \u2014 virtual or real. And the experience is delightful \u2014 motivating us to play more, score points, complete the challenges and achieve feats. Reports show that there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wepc.com\/news\/video-game-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3.2 billion gamers worldwide<\/a> making video games an enormous giant in the world economy. Some reports have also forecasted that it is expected to grow to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/gaming\/news\/video-games-300-billion-industry-2025-report-1203202672\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$300 Billion in 2025<\/a>. And looking at these trends \u2014 there seems no sign of slowing down.<\/p><br><\/br><p>But it\u2019s not just the game industry that\u2019s proliferating, a theory stemmed from gaming is showing a promising trajectory. And this theory is known by the name \u201cgamification\u201d.<\/p><br><\/br><div class=\"highlited-sec\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article we&#8217;ll discuss:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>What is gamification?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>How does it work?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Gamification in education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Game elements and how to apply them in education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Popular gamified platform that made it huge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><br><\/br><br><\/br><h2>What is Gamification?<\/h2><br><\/br><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiIWo-rZUAg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gamification is the process of incorporating game elements into non-gaming activities to trigger certain user behaviors. The game elements may include a range of gaming mechanics and dynamics such as badges, levels, leaderboards, points and XPs that motivates the user to take actions to achieve them.<\/p>\n<p>At its heart, the prime goal of gamification is to <span style=\"color: #333333;\">drive more engagement and inspire the user to participate more<\/span> often in a process, activity or content.<\/p>\n<p>Though the concept of gamification is here for a while now, in recent times, its use has been proliferated across all domains and industries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/608824\/gamification-market-value-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to a report<\/a>, the gamification market in 2016 was estimated at $4.91 billion which is expected to grow to nearly 12 billion in 2021.\u00a0In fact, many web and mobile applications we use on a daily basis underpin gamification principles to engage the audience and make their applications and portals more interactive.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Gamification market is expected to grow to nearly 12 billion in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Global-gamification-market-value-2021-Statistic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"722\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Global-gamification-market-value-2021-Statistic.png 722w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Global-gamification-market-value-2021-Statistic-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Global-gamification-market-value-2021-Statistic-335x260.png 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(Source &#8211; Statista)<\/em><\/span><\/p><br><\/br><p>Here, check these examples of gamification. Probably you might have come across them.<\/p><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Google-Doodle-Gamification.gif\" alt=\"Gamification example_Google Doodle\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p><br><\/br><p><span><span>(<\/span><strong>Google Doodle &#8211; <\/strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Here&#8217;s an amazing example of gamification by Google. On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/doodles\/44th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-hip-hop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">44th anniversary of Hip Hop<\/a>, Google introduced an interactive gamified doodle that lets the user drop the beats! As the user completes different tasks on the turntable, they unlock achievements. This doodle was a massive success with a large number of impressions and engagement all over the world.)<\/span><\/span><\/p><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ezgif.com-crop-1.gif\" alt=\"Gamification Example_Myntra Insider\" width=\"792\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span><span>(<\/span><strong>Myntra Insider Program &#8211; <\/strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Online fashion e-commerce company Myntra came up with a gamified loyalty program named &#8220;Myntra Insider&#8221;. The program aimed to acquire new users and improve engagement, rewards the members for purchases and provides different badges and levels for exclusive perks and privileges. )<\/span><\/span><\/p><br><\/br><br><\/br><p>Alright, you know what gamification is \u2014 and you also know that it can turn dull things more compelling, so now let&#8217;s understand how gamification work.<\/p><br><\/br><h2>The Why and How of Gamification<\/h2><br><\/br><p>The why and how of gamification can be summarized in three words: <em>Brain, motivation and dopamine.<\/em><\/p><br><\/br><p><em>How?<\/em> I\u2019ll explain.<\/p><br><\/br><p>Whenever we are excited or experience pleasure, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dopamine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a neurotransmitter called dopamine<\/a> is activated in our brain. To put it simply \u2014 dopamine is a chemical that makes you feel good. And all the games are designed to release this chemical in our brain.<\/p>\n<p>You defeat an opponent, dopamine is activated. Unlock a new level, dopamine is released. You see your name on the leaderboard \u2014 again, dopamine.<\/p><br><\/br><p>So whatever process or activity that is gamified by applying the game elements have the same effects as a game does. You earn points, receive rewards, overcome challenges, unlock new levels or see your name on the leaderboard \u2014 your brain releases dopamine that makes you feel good and motivates you to chase after more rewards.<\/p><br><\/br><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/How-gamification-works.jpg\" alt=\"How gamification works\" width=\"1342\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/How-gamification-works.jpg 1342w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/How-gamification-works-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/How-gamification-works-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/How-gamification-works-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/How-gamification-works-460x257.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(Gamification and our brain &#8211; How gamification works)<\/em><\/span><\/p><br><\/br><h2>Gamification in Education<\/h2><br><\/br><p>Without a doubt, gamification is a smart strategy to influence and motivate people whether they are customers, employees, patients or (of course) students. In fact, triggering the basic human desires with gamification to engage the learner, motivated and enhance the overall learning experience has rejuvenated the learning process.<\/p><br><\/br><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Consider this scenario:\u00a0<\/span>Kids hate reading or doing their homework. Staying awake late at night to study might not sound something exciting to them.<\/p><br><\/br><p>But when it comes to playing games \u2014 they are ready to sacrifice their sleep just to boost the XPs and unlocking new levels. They experience a sense of accomplishment when they progress in the game. So when gaming elements are combined with education, it facilitates both fun and learning at the same time.<\/p><br><\/br><p>This eventually results in learner spending more time on learning willfully as they engage themselves in collecting rewards and completing the game challenges. Let\u2019s understand the gamification elements and how they are applied to education and learning.<\/p><br><\/br><h2>Elements of Gamification &amp; How to Use them in Education<\/h2><br><\/br><p>The rewards, badges, leaderboards or any similar elements that motivate the user or satisfy the desire are game elements. These elements can be divided into two categories \u2014 game mechanics and game dynamics.<\/p><br><\/br><h3>Game Mechanics<\/h3><br><\/br><p>Game mechanics are used to gamifying any process or content. They drive and encourage user behavior through rewards, points, feedbacks and other kinds of incentives. The game mechanics are the foundation for gamification of a non-gamified entity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Mechanics.jpg\" alt=\"Game-Mechanics\" width=\"700\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Mechanics.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Mechanics-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Mechanics-460x204.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p><br><\/br><p><strong>List of Game Mechanics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Score<\/li>\n<li>Ranks, Levels<\/li>\n<li>Badges, Trophies<\/li>\n<li>Team, Individual Tasks<\/li>\n<li>Unlocks<\/li>\n<li>Visualized dashboard or progress bar<\/li>\n<li>Virtual Currency<\/li>\n<li>Avatars, Individual Profile<\/li>\n<li>Leaderboards<\/li>\n<\/ul><br><\/br><h3>Game Dynamics<\/h3><br><\/br><p>Game mechanics can drive the user motivation for a while; however, when things get repetitive \u2014 the user gets bored with the game. That\u2019s when game dynamics comes in. These game dynamics combines the user&#8217;s behavior with the game mechanics and evolves them over time to avoid making the game monotonous.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Dynamics.jpg\" alt=\"Game-dynamics\" width=\"700\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Dynamics.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Dynamics-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Game-Dynamics-460x204.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>List of Game Dynamics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achievements<\/li>\n<li>Progress<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Surprise<\/li>\n<li>Collection<\/li>\n<li>Competition<\/li>\n<\/ul><br><\/br><h2>How to Use These Game Elements in Learning<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Score, Points and XPs<\/span><\/h3><br><\/br><p>Collecting scores, points or XPs make the learner feel rewarded and these are among the prime motivator. The scores and points collected unlocks new levels for the user and can also be used to unlock more content on the platform.<\/p><br><\/br><h4>How to use it?<\/h4><br><\/br><p>The grading system can be based on these rewards where the learner is rewarded for every effort made. There\u2019s no punishment for underperformance but just rewards for the efforts. This way of cumulative rather than reductive grading proves to be efficient as each evaluation and tests feel rewarding and not discouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Even the students are motivated to demonstrate their competence by progressing and scoring more just like one does in games.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, based on the lesson, students are given a quiz to evaluate their understanding. When they give the right answers, a small reward such as XP is provided for the efforts.<\/p>\n<p>A great example of this reward based grading is incorporated by professor Lee Sheldon of Indiana University. Instead of assigning grades to his students, he gives \u201cexperience points\u201d at the end of the course. Each student starts with <em>zero<\/em> and earns experience points for tests and projects. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/news\/view\/99224-Professor-Abandons-Grades-for-Experience-Points\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sheldon says<\/a> that this system of grading motivated by game theory makes the learning fun activity rather than boring education.<\/p><br><\/br><h3>Levels and Challenges<\/h3><br><\/br><p>Levels are the common mechanics in the games. You complete the challenges, progress to a certain threshold and a new level is automatically unlocked. A high number of unlocked levels in the game also determines the expertise as it requires the user to spend more time, complete challenges, tasks and milestones.<\/p>\n<h4>How to use it?<\/h4><br><\/br><p>Levels can be a great way to define the learner&#8217;s journey. Starting from the basics of the subject with simple tasks and gradually increasing the level of difficulty as the student progress in the module. This gradual increase in difficulty and complexity while progressing to new levels gives the user a sense of development and they improve their competence.<\/p><br><\/br><p>DuoLingo is one such language learning platform that uses levels. As the learner progresses and masters each level of the language, his XP increases and he unlocks new levels. The app provides 25 levels for each language and the user can achieve it by accumulating the necessary language skills.<\/p><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DuoLingo_Gamification-in-learning_Levels-and-challenges.png\" alt=\"DuoLingo_Gamification in learning_Levels and challenges\" width=\"1349\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DuoLingo_Gamification-in-learning_Levels-and-challenges.png 1349w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DuoLingo_Gamification-in-learning_Levels-and-challenges-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DuoLingo_Gamification-in-learning_Levels-and-challenges-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DuoLingo_Gamification-in-learning_Levels-and-challenges-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DuoLingo_Gamification-in-learning_Levels-and-challenges-460x196.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(DuoLingo &#8211; Language learning platform)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yousicisian, an interactive music learning application to learn guitar, piano, bass, ukulele and even singing provides the user with missions and levels. The user starts with level 0, i.e. a complete beginner and progresses based on his mastery on chords and melodies. By the time the user reaches level 15, he is able to play the instrument virtuously.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1-1-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-1-1-460x121.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(Yousician &#8211; A platform to learn music instrument)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Badges and Trophies<\/h3><br><\/br><p>Badges and trophies in gamification work the same way as in the real world. Just like the soldiers are awarded badges for their bravery or different colors and tags of credit cards represent the credit limits, these badges and trophies are a symbol of status in gamification. And users can exhibit these badges on their profile to show off their feats.<\/p><br><\/br><h4>How to use it?<\/h4><br><\/br><p>Badges and trophies can be awarded to the students for their achievements and feats. On completion of different challenges, assignments or tasks, the student can be awarded a badge and trophy that is visible on their profile. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/portfolio\/getlitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One of our clients<\/a>, Getlitt, has incorporated the same badge system.<\/p><br><\/br><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getlitt.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getlitt<\/a> is an online book reading platform with a motto to develop reading habit among children. Kids earn badges as they complete reading the books and perform related tasks such as quizzes or vocabulary and grammar mastery. Kids even earn trophies as they finish the number of books in the challenge.<\/p><br><\/br><p>Another great instance of this is Khan Academy where students can earn badges on completing the courses. They have an entire page where students can watch the videos and answer the questions or solve the problems and win badges for the course. Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Codeacademy<\/a> an online platform to learn coding languages provides a badge on completion of each course. However, one thing that you must keep in mind while incorporating badges is that the badges awarded should be something meaningful on the platform or community.<\/p><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Badges-Khan-Academy_Gamification-in-learning.png\" alt=\"Badges-Khan-Academy_Gamification in learning\" width=\"1349\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Badges-Khan-Academy_Gamification-in-learning.png 1349w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Badges-Khan-Academy_Gamification-in-learning-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Badges-Khan-Academy_Gamification-in-learning-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Badges-Khan-Academy_Gamification-in-learning-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Badges-Khan-Academy_Gamification-in-learning-460x196.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(Khan Academy- Free online courses and lessons)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Leaderboards and Competition<\/h3><br><\/br><p>Competition is one of the motivations that push us to move forward and perform better. Leaderboards are one such game mechanism that inspires the users to perform to see their name at the top of the list. Most of the addictive games whether it be the all-time classic Pacman or Candy Crush Saga \u2014 all have leaderboards.<\/p><br><\/br><h4>How to use it?<\/h4><br><\/br><p>Learners with the best performance whether it be earning XPs, badges or trophies can be incentivized by featuring their name on the leaderboard. The learner puts extra efforts in the learning activity just to see the name on the top position or maintaining it.<\/p><br><\/br><p>Getlitt has also incorporated the leaderboards of the students based on the knowledge points (XPs) earned. The leaderboards are categories at micro levels such as friends and class and macro levels such as school, city, state and national level. <a href=\"https:\/\/play.typeracer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Play.Typeracer<\/a>, a gamified platform for increasing the typing speed also uses leaderboards to motivate the users. The platform provides the list of the latest high score, individual\u2019s best score and a list of players with an all-time high score.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4411 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Getlitt-leaderboard-Gamified-book-reading-app-1.png\" alt=\"Getlitt-leaderboard-Gamified book reading app\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Getlitt-leaderboard-Gamified-book-reading-app-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Getlitt-leaderboard-Gamified-book-reading-app-1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Getlitt-leaderboard-Gamified-book-reading-app-1-417x260.png 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(GetLitt- Online book reading app for kids)<\/em><\/span><\/p><br><\/br><h2>Some of the Popular Gamified Education Platform<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/byjus.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Byju\u2019s<\/a><\/h3><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Byjus_Gamification-in-learning.png\" alt=\"Byju's_Gamification in learning\" width=\"1349\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Byjus_Gamification-in-learning.png 1349w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Byjus_Gamification-in-learning-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Byjus_Gamification-in-learning-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Byjus_Gamification-in-learning-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Byjus_Gamification-in-learning-460x213.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p><br><\/br><p>Byju is one of the leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/what-is-edtech-and-what-it-holds-for-education-and-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edtech<\/a> startups offering a vast range of online materials for K12 and competitive exams such as CAT, IAS, GRE, JEE, NEET and GMAT. The company has a huge user base of 33 million users including 2.2 million annual paid users and 10+ million downloads on Play Store. As of 2019, Byju\u2019s has secured funding of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BYJU%27S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">$785 million<\/a> making it the most valuable EdTech startup in the world with a valuation of $5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The platform has incorporated game design and gamification elements with rich interactive videos to create learning more engaging and fun.<\/p><br><\/br><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Khan Academy<\/a><\/h3><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Khan-Academy-Free-Online-Courses-Lessons-Practice.png\" alt=\"Khan-Academy-Free-Online-Courses-Lessons-Practice_Free online learning\" width=\"1349\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Khan-Academy-Free-Online-Courses-Lessons-Practice.png 1349w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Khan-Academy-Free-Online-Courses-Lessons-Practice-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Khan-Academy-Free-Online-Courses-Lessons-Practice-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Khan-Academy-Free-Online-Courses-Lessons-Practice-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Khan-Academy-Free-Online-Courses-Lessons-Practice-460x196.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p><br><\/br><p>Khan Academy is another educational platform providing personalized learning to the students. They are a non-profit organization providing a range of courses for varied subjects starting from math, science, grammar, economics to music and world history, and is available in more than 36 languages. This gamified learning platform uses reward-based grading system where students are given XPs for completing the course modules. It also provides immediate feedback that helps the students to improve. Khan Academy has received a notable amount of donations from top-tier companies, organizations and philanthropists including Google, Comcast, Oracle, Bank of America, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and more.<\/p><br><\/br><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DuoLingo<\/a><\/h3><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Duolingo_Gamification-in-learning.png\" alt=\"Duolingo_Gamification in learning\" width=\"1349\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Duolingo_Gamification-in-learning.png 1349w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Duolingo_Gamification-in-learning-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Duolingo_Gamification-in-learning-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Duolingo_Gamification-in-learning-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Duolingo_Gamification-in-learning-460x213.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Duolingo is simple and effective language learning platform where with a massive database of languages courses including \u2014 Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Duch, Irish Swedish, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Hebrew, Welsh, Turkish and English.<\/p><br><\/br><p>With a user base of 300 million learners, Duolingo is the world\u2019s largest language learning platform. The entire platform is gamified where the learner progresses through different levels on completing quizzes and challenges while getting instant feedbacks for improvements. Each lesson of the courses in Duolingo consists of a range of activities to make language learning a delightful experience. The pedagogy of this gamified platform is so effective that <a href=\"https:\/\/support.duolingo.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115000035183-Are-there-official-studies-about-Duolingo-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">multiple studies show<\/a> 34 hours spent on learning on Duolingo is equivalent to a full semester of language education in a University.<\/p><br><\/br><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yousician.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yousician<\/a><\/h3><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gamification-in-learning_Yousician.png\" alt=\"Gamification in learning_Yousician\" width=\"1349\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gamification-in-learning_Yousician.png 1349w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gamification-in-learning_Yousician-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gamification-in-learning_Yousician-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gamification-in-learning_Yousician-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gamification-in-learning_Yousician-460x213.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yousician is a music learning app that has revolutionized music education. The user can choose to learn \u2014 guitar, ukulele, piano, bass and even learn singing. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p><br><\/br><p>This gamified music learning app is divided into different modes \u2014 mission, songs, daily goals and challenges. The learner gets daily exercise where he can practice the instrument and receive feedback in real time. As the user improves his proficiency and skills, he is able to unlock new levels and content in the learning journey. It also provides weekly challenges where the learner can compete with their friends and other app users worldwide.<\/p><br><\/br><p>Currently, Yousician has 10 million+ download on Play Store with over 257k positive reviews and is widely used by beginners and advanced musicians, music teacher as well as professional musicians.<\/p><br><\/br><h3><a href=\"http:\/\/knudge.me\/#!\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Knudge.me<\/a><\/h3><br><\/br><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Knudge-me.png\" alt=\"Knudge-me-gamified learning\" width=\"1349\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Knudge-me.png 1349w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Knudge-me-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Knudge-me-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Knudge-me-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Knudge-me-460x213.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p><br><\/br><p>Knudge.me is another learning platform made for those looking to improve their English and Math. The app comes with small snackable lessons or as they describe \u201cBite-sized lessons\u201d on English vocabulary, grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, math tips and tricks and more.<\/p><br><\/br><p>The platform comes with almost a dozen of games such as \u2014 Space Pursuit (a game to improve writing skills), Jelly Fizz (to improve speaking skills), Word Race (to improve reading speed), Panda\u2019s Trail (to improve grammar) and more fun games.<\/p><br><\/br><p>Knudge.me has been editor\u2019s choice app on play store with 3+ million downloads and more than 43k positive (4.8\/5) rating.<\/p><br><\/br><h2>Wrapping Up<\/h2><br><\/br><p>Now you know what is gamification, how it works and how this theory is bringing a paradigm shift in the age-old learning methods. Leveraging the game mechanics and dynamics into dull learning process motivates the learner intrinsically as well as extrinsically \u2014 resulting in better learning outcomes and experience.<\/p>\n<p>Hope this article has given you good insights on gamification. And if you are looking forward to implementing it, we can help you out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/\">Techuz<\/a> <\/strong>has deep expertise in developing EdTech and e-learning solutions and has delivered successful gamified learning platform.<\/p>\n<p>Our team of designers and developers are proficient in <a href=\"https:\/\/techuz.com\/web-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">web application development<\/a> and developing learning platforms that ensure your content and courses deliver the best results to the learners.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to developing your own gamified learning portal? Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you are immersed in another world \u2014 moving forward with excitement. The bursts of pleasure you get while collecting rewards are priceless, you conquer the obstacles on the way, the anticipation remains at apogee to unlock new levels, discover new terrain and finally \u2014 the ecstasy of becoming the winner.Sounds familiar?Well, that\u2019s how we &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techuz.com\/blog\/what-is-gamification-a-detailed-guide-to-gamification-in-education-game-based-learning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What is Gamification? 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