Gamification is the art of luring and motivating a crowd to complete a particular task. It's commonly understood to mean "Including games in an already existing method." Now that everyone is familiar with what gamification is, let's examine its prospective uses and benefits.
Gamification is frequently applied to customer engagement, company training, management development, and education. It is safe to presume that learning through gamification is believed to result in superior outcomes versus traditional techniques.
What Do Games Mean by Unity?
The Unity gaming engine was created by Unity Technologies. Interactive 3D games and apps are made with it. The Unity game engine is licensed exclusively to each Unity Game Development Company.
Over 2.2 billion games, including the top 10 mobile games of all time, have used Unity. It is also used by a number of AAA studios to create their own games.
Unity was first made available in 2005, but it wasn't until 2007's "Unreal Tournament 3" that it really gained popularity.
We'll focus on the benefits that businesses might experience from applying gamification in employee training in this post.
1. REDUCED TRAINING COSTS AND TIME
The cost of employee training is particularly costly since the human resources required must be exceptionally talented at what they do. The training process also takes longer than it needs to because it is the same for all sorts of learners.
One of our clients, a Fortune 500 company, was able to reduce the time it took to train new hires by up to 25% and save up to 80% on training expenses by incorporating gamification in their new hire training process.
2. A HIGHER LEVEL OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Although the training period is supposed to be pleasurable, after a while it gets boring. This is mostly because the students were given too much information in too little time.
It is essential to maintain the trainees' attention at all times to ensure that they comprehend every important piece of information that is provided to them. Gamification of learning is the only way to keep a trainee's attention throughout the training process.
3. BETTER KNOWLEDGE RETAINING
Gamification in learning methods gives the user numerous opportunity to practise, learn, and test their skills. Users are made aware of a variety of scenarios in which the knowledge may be utilised, which improves user knowledge retention.
Because some of our customers have granted us access to their data, we believe that an employee who has finished her training using our gamified solution is more compliant with the guidelines and standards that were taught to them throughout the training.
4. ACTUAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
In contrast to traditional training methods where employees are required to take a test at the end of the course, gamified learning processes made available by technology allow management to monitor a trainee's performance in real time. Gamification modules linked into learning management systems allow for the tracking, automatic analysis, and detailed evaluation of each employee's performance.
This enables management to make wiser decisions regarding department/project allocations and employee retention.
5. CUSTOMIZED LEARNING
The fundamental benefit of gamification is its ability to recognise a learner's strengths and weaknesses and provide tailored exercises that provide a thorough educational experience. This strategy, which gives the necessary learning material while taking into account each individual's specific skills, will not only help with the other concerns covered in this article, but it will also result in better learning outcomes.
6. EASY OF ACCESS TO LEARNING MATERIALS
How is training conducted in businesses? these days, in lecture halls, on field excursions, or during conference calls? So, after leaving their job, how can someone get the training materials? The trainees have access to a tonne of documentation because it has been shared with them and preserved in one place and is available anytime they need it. How many of your pupils will actually access and read all of those documents, though?
With the use of a mobile app, we were able to provide one of our clients' staff members with unlimited access to the numerous interactive learning activities. It was found that the number of workers who utilised this content after obtaining training was 500% more than the number of workers who were given documents to read.
7. ASSIST IN MANAGING CHANGE
It is a widely held belief that most employees perform better than they do in dynamic work environments. However, change management is a risky endeavour that no company would support unless it was absolutely necessary. Gamification has the ability to change that viewpoint.
Think about creating a public learning space that is gamified and accessible to everyone of your workers. This will allow all staff members to fully comprehend how other pertinent departments or positions function. Additionally, it would allow employees to design a career path based on their preferences and interests.
Conclusion
Gamification is emerging as a prominent tool of training and development across many industries. It helps to reduce training costs while simultaneously enhancing learning outcomes. Additionally, it helps any company that wants to expand swiftly build a stronger and more flexible architecture from the ground up.