Gamification of learning and assessment will require new approaches to defining tasks as teachers will need to decide how to incorporate diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment components within a more holistic educational environment. Game theory will be blended with learning theory in curriculum design and will result in the redesign of learning and assessment activities that are based on engagement (flow), user needs, and an evidence-centered design approach. [For the complete volume, "The Future of Learning and Teaching in Next Generation Learning Spaces. International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Volume 12," see ED601207.]