What are the elements and mechanisms of games, and how can we use them to spice up learning and youth work? What are the human needs for autonomy, relatedness, and mastery, and how can satisfying them give us intrinsic motivation and a feeling of being in the flow?
Antonis Triantafyllakis is an experiential playful learning facilitator, purpose driven entrepreneur and designer with a cause from Greece.
In this episode, he draws from his experience of applying gamification to youth work and education and shares his insights on the importance of motivation in educational processes.
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“Gems of Youth Work” is a strategic partnership project in the field of youth that gathers stories from youth workers, trainers, youth organizations and young people. We share these “gems” in the form of podcasts and graphic recordings in order to promote good practices and the value and recognition of international youth work.
“Gems of Youth Work” is a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission through the Estonian Agency for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.