Design Elements for Gamified E-Learning: On Fueling Intrinsic Motivation by Digital Storytelling and Challenges

In recent years, gamified e-learning earned its place in higher education. Aligned to the audience, the content and the learning goals design elements are orchestrated around the backbone of any gamified intervention: the story. The art of storytelling is old and well-established, but digital storytelling is not yet fully explored. To narrow the gap, this chapter derives a solution space for design parameters for digital storytelling from key literature. Informed by this solution space, the next iteration of a gamified e-learning environment on procurement, manufacturing, and sales supported by the Enterprise Resource Planning System SAP S/4 HANA could evolve to add to the body of knowledge. This solution space can inform teachers, e-learning designers, and researchers and accelerate the creative process of digital storytelling.