Index

A

• AccountCreated field / Creating our tables
• Account Creation Page, VuPoint application
  • about / Account Creation Page
  • form, validating / Validate the form
  • new account, writing to database / Writing a new account to the database
  • Login Page / The Login Page
  • Main page view / Main page view
• account creation screen / Account creation screen
• Achievement module
  • about / The Achievement module
• achievers
  • about / Players, Achievers
  • badges / Badges
  • leveling/progress / Leveling/progress
  • challenges / Challenges
  • engagement loops / Player type: Achiever
• activity loops
  • about / Activity loops
  • engagement loops / Activity loops
  • progression loops / Activity loops
• AjaxHandler.php
  • about / AjaxHandler.php
• ajax_handler / AjaxHandler.php
• autonomy, PENS model / Autonomy
• avatars / Tools

B

• badges / Tools
  • about / Badges
• BadgesEarned field / Creating our tables
• Badgeville
  • about / Badgeville
• Bartle's Test of Gamer Psychology
  • URL / Gamification
• Bartles Game Test
  • of Gamer Psychology / Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology
  • about / Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology
  • killers / Killers
  • achievers / Achievers
  • socializers / Socializers
  • explorers / Explorers
• behavioral life cycle, phases
  • about / Target behaviors
• boss fight / Tools

C

• challenges
  • about / Challenges
• classroom
  • gamification / Gamification in the classroom
• competency, PENS model / Competency
• components
  • about / Pyramid of game elements
• Content Delivery Network (CDN)
  • about / jQuery
• Coursera
  • URL / Gamification
• creator / Our players
• CurrentlyLoggedIn field / Creating our tables

D

• design matrix / Gamification design matrix (Table A – 2)
• development environment
  • about / Our development environment
• Document Object Model (DOM)
  • about / jQuery
• dynamics
  • about / Pyramid of game elements

E

• education
  • gamification history / History of gamification in education
  • gamification, future / The future of gamification in education
  • resources, URL / Gamification
  • info, URL / Gamification
• Email Address field / Creating our tables
• engagement loops / Activity loops
  • for killers / Player type: Killer
  • for achievers / Player type: Achiever
  • for socializers / Player type: Socializer
  • for explorers / Player type: Explorer
• explorers
  • about / Players, Explorers
  • engagement loops / Player type: Explorer
• extrinsic behavior
  • versus intrinsic behavior / Intrinsic versus extrinsic behavior

F

• fun
  • in school / Having fun at school
  • sensation / Fun
  • narrative / Fun
  • challenge / Fun
  • fantasy / Fun
  • fellowship / Fun
  • discovery / Fun
  • expression / Fun
  • submission / Fun
  • about / What makes "fun" fun?

G

• Game Dynamics
  • examples / Gamification toolbox – better than PBLs
• Game Elements
  • examples / Gamification toolbox – better than PBLs
• Game Mechanics
  • examples / Gamification toolbox – better than PBLs
• game theory
  • about / What exactly is gamification?
• gamification
  • about / What exactly is gamification?
  • used, by schools / Schools using gamification
  • history, in education / History of gamification in education
  • in universities / Gamification in universities
  • future, in in education / The future of gamification in education
  • in classroom / Gamification in the classroom
  • toolbox / Gamification toolbox – better than PBLs
  • news and information, URL / Gamification
  • summit, URL / Gamification
  • course by Coursera and University of Penn, URL / Gamification
  • certification, URL / Gamification
  • on education, resources URL / Gamification
  • of education info graphic, URL / Gamification
  • design matrix / Gamification design matrix (Table A – 2)
• Gamification Design Framework
  • target behaviors / Target behaviors, Players
  • activity loops / Activity loops
  • fun / Fun
  • tools / Tools
  • account creation screen / Account creation screen
• gamification wiki
  • URL / Gamification
• Gigya plugins
  • about / Gigya plugins

H

• Home page, VuPoint application / The Home page

I

• intrinsic behavior
  • versus extrinsic behavior / Intrinsic versus extrinsic behavior

J

• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) / The Achievement module
• jQuery
  • about / jQuery
  • Vupoint.js / Vupoint.js
  • Index.html / Index.html
• jqueryfileupload object / Third party plugins
• JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
  • documentation, URL / jQuery

K

• Khan Academy
  • about / Khan Academy
  • URL / Khan Academy
• killers
  • about / Players, Killers
  • leader boards / Leaderboards
  • defending, rewards for / Rewards for defending and critiquing posts
  • critiquing posts, rewards for / Rewards for defending and critiquing posts
  • engagement loops / Player type: Killer

L

• LAMP stack
  • installing / Installing a LAMP stack
• Leader Board module
  • about / The Leaderboard module
• leader boards / Tools
  • about / Leaderboards
• Leveling / Monopoly Academy
• leveling/progress
  • about / Leveling/progress
• Login Count field / Creating our tables
• LoginLogin field / Creating our tables
• Login Page
  • about / The Login Page

M

• Main page view
  • about / Main page view
• MAMP
  • URL / Installing a LAMP stack
• mechanics
  • about / Pyramid of game elements
• mission / Tools
• Monopoly Academy
  • about / Monopoly Academy
  • URL / Monopoly Academy
• MySQL
  • downloading, URL / MySQL
  • resources, URL / MySQL
  • software tool, URL / MySQL
• MySQL database
  • creating / Creating the MySQL database

N

• news and information
  • URL / Gamification

O

• offline players / Players currently online

P

• Password field / Creating our tables
• PBLs
  • about / Gamification toolbox – better than PBLs
• PENS model
  • about / The player's experience
  • competency / Competency
  • autonomy / Autonomy
  • relatedness / Relatedness
• PHP / Our development environment
  • manual and documentation, URL / PHP
  • developers, URL / PHP
  • scripts and classes, URL / PHP
• Player field / Creating our tables
• PlayerID field / Creating our tables
• players
  • about / Players
  • killers / Players, Killers
  • achievers / Players
  • socializers / Players
  • explorers / Players
  • poster / Our players
  • teammates / Our players
  • starters / Our players
  • creator / Our players
  • rookies / Our players
  • veterans / Our players
  • offline / Players currently online
• plugins
  • third-party plugins / Third party plugins
  • Gigya plugins / Gigya plugins
• points / Tools
• points field / Creating our tables
• poster / Our players
• progression loops / Activity loops, Progression loops
• Pyramid of Game Elements
  • about / Pyramid of game elements
  • dynamics / Pyramid of game elements
  • mechanics / Pyramid of game elements
  • components / Pyramid of game elements

Q

• Quest2Learn
  • about / Quest2Learn
  • URL / Quest2Learn
• quests / Tools

R

• relatedness, PENS model / Relatedness
• reward / Tools
• rookies / Our players

S

• schools
  • gamification, using / Schools using gamification
• Scoring module
  • about / The Scoring module
• socializers
  • about / Players, Socializers
  • sharing / Socializers
  • teaming / Socializers
  • engagement loops / Player type: Socializer
• Spongelab
  • about / Spongelab
  • URL / Spongelab
• Stack Overflow
  • URL / Troubleshooting the WAMP server setup
• starters / Our players
• summit
  • URL / Gamification

T

• tables
  • creating / Creating our tables
  • Player field / Creating our tables
  • PlayerID field / Creating our tables
  • UserName field / Creating our tables
  • Password field / Creating our tables
  • points field / Creating our tables
  • BadgesEarned field / Creating our tables
  • Email Address field / Creating our tables
  • Login Count field / Creating our tables
  • LoginLogin field / Creating our tables
  • CurrentlyLoggedIn field / Creating our tables
  • AccountCreated field / Creating our tables
  • posts / Creating our tables
  • activity / Creating our tables
  • topics / Creating our tables
• team / Tools
• teammates / Our players
• third party plugins
  • about / Third party plugins
• toolbox, gamification
  • about / Gamification toolbox – better than PBLs
• tools
  • about / Tools
  • achievements / Tools
  • avatars / Tools
  • badges / Tools
  • boss fight / Tools
  • leader boards / Tools
  • points / Tools
  • quests / Tools
  • mission / Tools
  • reward / Tools
  • team / Tools
  • virtual assets / Tools

U

• universities
  • gamification / Gamification in universities
• University of Penn
  • URL / Gamification
• UserName field / Creating our tables

V

• veterans / Our players
• virtual assets / Tools
• VuPoint application
  • about / The VuPoint application
  • jQuery / jQuery
  • Home page / The Home page
  • Account Creation Page / Account Creation Page

W

• WAMP
  • about / Installing a LAMP stack
  • downloading / Installing a LAMP stack
  • server setup, troubleshooting / Troubleshooting the WAMP server setup
• World of Classcraft
  • about / World of Classcraft
  • URL / World of Classcraft

X

• XAMPP
  • URL / Installing a LAMP stack

Y

• Youtopia.com
  • URL / Youtopia
  • about / Youtopia