"Corporate training has a participation problem. Even the most thoughtfully designed workshops struggle to keep employees engaged long enough to absorb, let alone apply, the content. Yet at the same time, people will happily spend hours tackling strategy, puzzles, and story-driven challenges in games. That's the gap applied games are built to close. Unlike gamification, which adds points, badges, and superficial competition to existing content, applied games leverage complete game experiences to teach skills, explore scenarios, and drive behavior change."
"Applied games are games used intentionally for instruction, capability development, and skill practice; not entertainment for its own sake. They work because gameplay demands decision-making and problem-solving rather than passive listening. Players get instant feedback through game consequences; teams naturally collaborate, communicate, and negotiate; and games create a safe space for failure, experimentation, and iterative learning. This puts learners in an active role and keeps them engaged long enough to practice, fail safely, and improve."
Corporate training faces a participation problem that limits learners' ability to absorb and apply content. Applied games provide full game experiences that require decision-making, problem-solving, and active practice rather than passive listening. Gameplay supplies immediate feedback, encourages collaboration and negotiation, and creates a safe environment for failure, experimentation, and iterative improvement. Many off-the-shelf board games, role-play simulations, and digital titles can be adapted to specific learning objectives at far lower cost than building custom serious games. Low purchase or licensing costs make game adaptation a pragmatic on-ramp to high-engagement experiential learning for L&D teams.
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