4 Game Maps That Level Up Course Content 🎮
Have you tried out the H5P Game Map interactive?
Brightspace is brimming with gamification tools. There are leaderboards to encourage competition, awards for trophy hunters, and release conditions for guided learning.
H5P brings gamification to another level.You can use simpleinteractives like Crosswords or Arithmetic Quiz to liven up a content page or turn a meeting into a game show with The Chase. For a more dynamic approach, authors can build custom role-playing games with Branching Scenario.
But for a truly immersive experience, H5P Game Map is the way to go. This interactive recreates a video game interface, with learners navigating levels, scoring points, and trying not to lose lives.
Ready to see what it’s all about? Challenge yourself to complete the following Game Map examples!
The Dilemma Hotel: An engaging escape room
This stunning Game Map was designed by H5P community user Cambrian. It uses multimedia and various H5P interactives to create a compelling escape room experience.
The Journey to Canada: Bringing learning to life
This Game Map concept was created by instructional designers at D2L. It uses the Game Map to tell a story and bring history to life.
Office Navigation Adventure: An interactive floor plan
Next, this award-winning Game Map was designed by Kimberly Scott and Sean Schleifer at the Peace Corps. It’s a unique spin on a Game Map that forgoes scoring for a straightforward floorplan exercise.
Quadrilateral Land: Teaching with fantasy maps
Let’s end with this compelling Game Map from educator John Johnston. This example uses a fantasy map to teach students about quadrilaterals. It demonstrates how Game Maps can be applied to almost any learning context to drive engagement.
If you’d like to create your own fantasy map for your Game Map, check out Azgaar’s Fantasy Map Generator.
If you want to learn more about this interactive, check out the Game Map page on the Creator+ Instructional Design Best Practices course.
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