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10/14/2026

Rock, Paper, Learning: Designing Meaningful Choices in Applied Games https://www.universityxp.com/podcast/141

10/14/2026

🕹️ Game on! The Games-Based Learning Digital Library makes it easier than ever for K–12 teachers to create playful, impactful lessons students won’t forget. 👉

Discover the Games-Based Learning Digital Library: research, resources, and tools on gamification, serious games, and learning through play.

10/14/2026

Researchers prove some Super Mario levels are mathematically undecidable, linking game design to the same limits underlying computing's halting problem

In math and Mario Land, there are questions that are algorithmically undecidable, meaning they will demonstrably never have an answer

10/14/2026

Create and Curate the Player Experience https://www.universityxp.com/podcast/28

10/14/2026

What makes a good rule book? https://www.universityxp.com/blog/2020/10/1/what-makes-a-good-rule-book

This article will review game rulebooks in depth. It will cover the purpose of your rulebook; striking a balance in your structure; and the process of writing and revising the rulebook. The structure of the rulebook will be covered from different sections including statistical information, component

10/14/2026

https://www.universityxp.com/research/2026/10/14/gameful-experience-in-game-based-ethics-learning-comparison-between-intransigent-and-compromise-types-of-ethics-sense-making-activities

Gameful Experience in Game-Based Ethics Learning: Comparison between Intransigent and Compromise Types of Ethics Sense-Making Activities

10/14/2026

https://www.universityxp.com/news/2026/10/14/why-dont-we-use-the-term-gamification-even-though-we-understand-it

This article challenges the common use of the term “gamification,” arguing that it oversimplifies how games can support learning. It explains that gamification often adds superficial elements like points or badges without transforming the learning experience itself.

10/14/2026

Distributed Practice: Gaining Mastery in Games-Based Learning https://www.universityxp.com/podcast/72

On today’s episode we’ll examine Distributed Practice in Games-Based Learning. You are probably familiar with “cramming” and studying as much as possible in the time leading up to a test. The opposite of this is “distributed practice.” Distributed practice is where students study in smal...

10/13/2026

What is flow? What is a flow state? How can you achieve it in your own designs?

A flow state is something that all designers should aim to achieve in their game design. But what is flow? What is a flow state? How can you achieve it in your own

10/13/2026

📚 Tired of click-through learning? Gamification turns content into challenge, choice, and feedback. This free course shows how to redesign learning for impact. 🎯

What is “Gamification?”