SHIFT's Game Engine continues to expand, with the addition of four new screens. Now you have more interactive and engaging options to include in your courses! What are the game screens?: The game screens allow the learner to review the subjects studied on the unit or topic by answering single choice questions with the extra challenge of winning the sport event or situation of the game. These screens bring a playful element to the elearning course, giving the student a chance to have a break and review the main concepts studied.

eLearning serious games: creativity and motivation Its followers indicate that its use motivates, promotes participation and breaks monotony, but above it all, it lets the student/collaborator improve his/her performance.

Do you remember that old saying “time is gold”? There are few proverbs as relevant in our days and in the eLearning industry as this one.

We are thrilled to be exhibiting at the upcoming ASTD Techknowledge 2012 in Las Vegas January 25- 27. ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 130 U.S. chapters and with more than 30 international partners. Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers. ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 will welcome more than 1,200 people who focus their daily attention on the design and delivery, management and strategy of technology and learning. Attendees will come together alongside 70 exhibitors in the learning technology space to learn, network, and move people forward through the application of learning and technology. We invite you to join us at booth #303 and learn how the latest updates to SHIFT can benefit you, demo new products, and course – meet the members of the SHIFTteam! Also come and discover our on-site promotions! Please register here. You will be instructed to enter a unique invitation number, which is : 2883. We look forward to seeing you!

New eLearning Game Tennis is the newest sport offered by SHIFT's Game Engine where students will be able to compete to win a challenge.

Six New Menus The six new automatic menus that have been added to SHIFT will let you present your course´s structure un a quick and easy way by simply clicking on a button. You can choose from a wide variety of interfaces the one that suits your course´s content best. These menus where created around topics like: technology, preserving the environment and economics, with different shades of green, blue and gray which you can customize to fit your company´s branding. Screen Report The new screen report added to SHIFT will let you know which interfaces were added to each course and the person who added them. This new feature also lets you see the different courses created and the amount of screens each course has in a particular period of time. The report is called "Created screens" and it can only be viewed by a user with an admin permit. Other Updates Updates on screen p63 The Common Game Engine or p63 will now display the instructions set out for each of the games in Portuguese. Also it will display text with bold format. The thumbnails and samples for all the games have been updated as well in order to show a better description of the interaction that the user wishes to select. Change in screen p31_45 The button labeled "Text" displayed in the lower right corner of this screen has been moved to the lower left corner. This is due to the fact that the button was cut out whenever certain image formats where used. Modifications to the Script The instructions for each of the questions added to the Choice with image screen or p23 will now be seen in the course´s script. Adjustments to the Scenario Builder All audio notes inside the Scenario Builder screen (p77) have been updated in order to record the changes performed to this particular field. Also the movement of the character´s mouth has been corrected so that it stops moving its lips whenever the user presses the pause button.

Game Engine SHIFT offers you 7 new games that allow you to give more interactivity to your courses. Among these you´ll find: Baseball Tournament, Basketball Tournament, Golf Tournament, Bowling Cup, etc. The games have instructions which are displayed automatically and you need to include a minimum of 5 questions per game which are displayed randomly.