Jennifer Hassell, Author at The Training Arcade®

How Gamified Training Is Attracting A New Generation Of Workers To Blue-Collar Industries

Construction, Gamification, Manufacturing, Simulation Games, Transportation, Virtual Reality Games / Jennifer Hassell / February 3, 2020

How Gamified Training Is Attracting A New Generation Of Workers To Blue-Collar Industries Originally featured in Forbes on Feb 3, 2020 A combination of a college-focused society and negative attitudes about vocational careers has driven some sectors into recruitment turmoil in recent years. As the baby boomer generation ages and reaches retirement, manufacturing, construction, and transportation companies have struggled […]

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How Recruiters Can Use Gamification To Attract And Engage New Employees

Gamification / Jennifer Hassell / January 8, 2020

How Recruiters Can Use Gamification To Attract And Engage New Employees Originally featured in Forbes, Jan 8, 2020 Can you think of a job opportunity you were excited about? You probably envisioned yourself in the role, but like so many others, you were concerned about the interview process, sitting face-to-face with a hiring manager to

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Branching Path Games to Train Soft Skills

Gamification, Health Care, Scenarios / Branching Path, Soft Skills, Training / Jennifer Hassell / December 12, 2019

How to Create Branching Path Games to Train Soft Skills Soft Skills Training Soft Skills, highly valued in today’s workplace, help employees collaborate and function effectively. According to Indeed, soft skills include any skill that can be classified as a personality trait or habit such as problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and conflict resolution. Soft

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Transform Your Talent into Star Performers Using Training Games

Gamification, Health Care, The Game Agency, The Training Arcade, Training / Jennifer Hassell / November 13, 2019

We created a webinar with The Training Magazine titled: “Transform Your Talent into Star Performers Using Training Games.” Harry Friedman, Executive Producer of Jeopardy! spoke about the importance of the 36-year history and success of the brand. He also talks about our partnership with Sony Productions and why Jeopardy!® is such a perfect game

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5 Game Types That Align With Employee Performance Objectives

Gamification / Jennifer Hassell / October 11, 2019

5 Game Types That Align With Employee Performance Objectives Games are a great solution for engaging your team; however, understanding which game to select before you start a game-based learning strategy is key to the effectiveness of the training. Start off by asking yourself these 4 questions: What performance problem am I trying to

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10 Ways to Publish Your Game Anywhere

Gamification, Training / Jennifer Hassell / October 2, 2019

Published on October 1 2019 The beauty of The Training Arcade® is once you’ve created a game with your training content. You can launch the game and publish it anywhere! Here are 10 ways you can publish and deploy the game for maximum training effectiveness. 1. EXPORT YOUR GAME TO YOUR LMS Export the games

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10 Reasons Why Games Will Make You a Training Hero

The Game Agency, Training / Jennifer Hassell / September 11, 2019

Employee training is expensive and, often, the return on investment (ROI) doesn’t exist. The Association for Talent Development (ATD) estimates that companies spent an average of $1,273 per year per employee on training. However, without “practical follow-up or meaningful assessments,” learners lose 90% of the skills they learn in those training programs. That’s a lot

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The Game Agency Named to 2019 Training Industry Top 20™ Training Delivery Companies List

News, The Game Agency, The Training Arcade, Training / Jennifer Hassell / September 5, 2019

Published on September 5 2019 Stamford, CT – September 5, 2019 – The Game Agency has been named to the 2019 Top Training Companies™ List for the training delivery sector of the learning and development market. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 and

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5 Ways Employee Training Games Improve Learning and Development ROI

Gamification ROI, The Game Agency, The Training Arcade, Training / Jennifer Hassell / September 4, 2019

Published on September 4 2019 Employee training is expensive and, unfortunately, the return on investment (ROI) doesn’t often exist. In 2016, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) estimated that companies spent an average of $1,273 per employee on training. However, Eduardo Salas, a professor of organizational psychology at the University of Central Florida, has found

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Making your Life Fun with Gamified Innovations

Gamification, The Training Arcade, Training / Jennifer Hassell / September 3, 2019

Published on September 3 2019 Gaming can never get boring regardless of your age, however finding the time do so in your busy schedules today, can be a challenge. Well, how about you have a little fun while you are at work or maybe make school more interesting by making learning fun. With thoughts on

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What All Leaders Should Learn About Training From The Health Care Industry

Health Care, Training / Jennifer Hassell / August 29, 2019

Published on August 29 2019 The health care industry is made up of highly skilled, highly schooled, high-cost, in-demand professionals who are responsible for making life-and-death decisions. Consequently, their training is best in class and can serve as a model for all other industries. Ever since Dr. James Rosser Jr. used a PlayStation to improve his

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The Game Agency Named to 2019 Training Industry Top 20 Gamification Companies List

News / Jennifer Hassell / July 30, 2019

Stamford, CT – July 30, 2019 – The Game Agency has been named to the 2019 Top Training Companies™ List for the gamification sector of the learning and development market for the third year in a row. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20

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