1. Introduction
To A
Gameful
Mindset
Randall Fujimoto
GameTrain Learning, Inc.
2. “Gameful Mindset”
• ATTITUDE of a gamer –
optimistic, curious,
motivated, up for challenges
• BELIEF in the power and
potential of games (playing,
designing, thinking)
5. Play
• More play → creative thinking,
problem-solving, language
development, social-emotional
skills¹
• Less play → anxiety, depression,
suicide, and narcissism²
• ¹ Wenner, M. (2009), The Serious Need For Play, Scientific
American Mind.
• ²Gray, P. (2011), The Decline of Play and the Rise of
Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents, American Journal
of Play, 3(4).
6. Growth Mindset
• Carol Dweck, Stanford U.
• Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
• http://vimeo.com/11459772
12. Some characteristics
of a Gameful Mindset
•Play
•Growth Mindset
•Flow
•Embracing Failure
•Continuous Feedback
•Just In Time Learning
•Constant Iteration
13. Keep developing your
Gameful Mindset!
Randall Fujimoto
GameTrain Learning, Inc.
randall@gametrainlearning.org
www.gametrainlearning.org
Twitter: @randyfuj