An innovative surprise gamified training experience that transforms presentation skills development into an exciting digital/physical escape room adventure on iPads. Learners must gather knowledge, crack codes, and complete challenges to demonstrate presentation skills and squash a hacker's bugs while mastering essential communication techniques.
Revolutionizing corporate training through immersive gameplay and narrative-driven learning
The Challenge: Traditional presentation skills training often fails to engage learners, resulting in poor retention and limited skill transfer to real-world scenarios. Organizations needed a more engaging approach that would capture attention and drive lasting behavioral change.
The Solution: I designed and developed a digital physical hybrid escape room experience that seamlessly integrates presentation skills training into an engaging narrative. Learners become agents trying to stop a hacker company takeover, gathering knowledge and practicing application of their communication skills as tools to solve puzzles and save the day.
The Innovation: By combining iPads and physical elements of game mechanics with learning objectives, this solution transforms training into an exciting, competitive experience. The high-stakes scenario creates authentic pressure situations where learners practice skills in context, while competing against their peers.
Innovative elements that make this learning experience unforgettable
Real-world presentation challenges embedded within the escape room narrative, presenting to internal or external stakeholders, virtual and face to face.
Countdown timers create authentic pressure situations, helping learners practice staying composed under stress.
Timers and valuable answers motivate continuous improvement and friendly competition among teams to be the best, most accurate, while being the fastest.
A hybrid delivery system to challenge learner performance, ensuring optimal performance, and answers, while engaging all in the group.
Immediate coaching tips and performance insights help learners adjust their approach during the experience.
Team challenges foster peer learning and mirror real workplace presentation scenarios.
From concept to launch: Building an award-winning learning experience
Conducted stakeholder interviews, analyzed learner personas, and identified key presentation skills gaps through surveys and focus groups.
Created compelling storyline with my scriptwriting, ensuring each puzzle directly reinforced learning objectives while maintaining engagement.
Built using Articulate Storyline 360 with custom JavaScript for advanced interactions, integrated with analytics for tracking.
Conducted multiple rounds of user testing with learners, trainers, and leaders, refining difficulty curves and optimizing user experience based on feedback loops.
Measurable outcomes that demonstrate the power of gamified learning
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