Other Gamification programs like GradeCraft, Rezzly, and Virtual Locker are all being used to add points, badges, and
other gaming elements to the everyday classroom.
The scoring system, progress bar, and
other gaming elements appeal to the most basic adult spirit of being competitive.
Not exact matches
Koutsomitis, an entrepreneur born and raised in New York City, is currently prepping her mobile dating app, which uses
elements of
gaming to help users build their profiles, learn about themselves, and connect with
other likeminded singles.
That's where the
other two
elements of
gaming come into play.
Executives from both MTV Games and Bruckheimer's
gaming studio will work together on all phases of development - from concept to platform - as well as on the production, distribution deals and marketing
elements, with the potential that some of the game concepts could migrate to
other entertainment media including film and TV.
There isn't a single defining or standout feature /
element to How to Survive, which will put it above
other titles in the race to be king of zombie
gaming culture, but each one on their own works and they interact in a way that makes How to Survive well worth the $ 15 it will cost you on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
This mode could really have been expanded with some
elements of 4X
gaming like colonization, exploring the galaxy, and even diplomacy, despite the faction's animosity towards each
other.
When it comes to multiplayer modes, the game has it all from traditional modes such as Team Deathmacth to something more unique like Beast Mode and players can tweak the conditions of the
gaming environment via mutators such as turning on friendly fire or
other interesting
elements.
I'm not a purist but the argument of agency vs. cinematic experience feels like a mute point, video games can not out - cinema cinema, so even as some
elements from
other mediua can lead to innovation in video
gaming, what should always be the aim of video
gaming is what makes it special, and agency is not something easily found or realized in
other digital media, if ever.
Though it's important to keep growing the scope of the
gaming industry, it's also worth noting that change shouldn't arrive at the cost of
other elements that are just as essential to video
gaming as pretty graphics.
Hopefully it was a tad more interesting than the usual ones you've seen on
other gaming sites, and went into the origins of various video game
elements a bit more than «did you know Super Mario Bros 2 was not originally a Mario game» (or
other common sense, old hat «revelations» of a similar nature).
The
other elements beyond
gaming are also represented, such as integrated Skype, TV watching and streaming movies.
While being a science fiction - based first - person shooter in the mould of
others before it - Halo, most obviously - it layers on different ideas and
elements from
other corners of the
gaming spectrum.
Warcraft paved the way for World of Warcraft and many
other elements of the
gaming industry we know well today.