Week 2 Choice - Gaming in Corporations

When I first started the gaming and education class I thought to myself that this class was not going to benefit me at all. I work for a company that would never allow gaming to be incorporated into the learning environment. Not to mention that I did not play many games. It wasn't until the very end of class that I decided to take a risk and talk to them about getting gaming into the company. I thought of Wii Wednesday's where I would set up a Wii game during the lunch hour and allow people to come in during their lunch break and relieve stress or just have some fun together. My company bought the idea and after implementing it I realized just how much people had forgotten how to let go and have fun. It has taken a little coaxing to get some people involved but now it is becoming the norm and more people are looking forward to playing.
I also have implemented a fun jeopardy game using PowerPoint to initialize the one year anniversary of the company. The categories are about each department giving everyone a chance to learn more about the other departments. This game is also used in the new hire orientation at the end to get people remembering what they had learned in a fun way.

You can go to:
http://www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Mini%20T%27s/Games/Games.htm

There you will find all kinds of templates for games that can be used in school or any organization.