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I was really pleased with last week's webinar on serious games. Thanks again to attendees and to the panelists, Randy Brown, Virtual Heroes; Steve Mahaley, Duke Corporate Education; and Karen Sopko, Creative Bandwidth Games.

The application of game technology and "game mechanics" to human capital management purposes at first seems to be a new and radical departure from conventional practices. However, I think in some sense it represents technology catching up with tried and true training and pe… Continue

A early post to this blog introduced the topic of Serious Games and Human Capital Management. Below is information about a free webinar for those who want to learn more.

Title: Serious Games for Human Capital Management
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

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I'm cross-posting something from my other blog. It may not be immediate obvious, but there is a serious games angle here. The SCORM run time environment API was designed around click-through, browser-based learning. Interest in integrating non-browser based learning content (such as games and simulations) with learning management systems has created interest in the specification of a suitable web services API. Such an API has been put forward. The post… Continue

I have written in previous posts on my blog about how HR services have been influenced and advanced through the incorporation of ideas that grew up outside of the HR field (examples of such influences being customer relationship management, supply-chain management, and business intelligence). Those looking for the next source of big ideas to shape HR and human capital management (HCM) need to keep an eye on the field known as "serious g… Continue