Rolling dice and calculating distances that are required to plunge and arrow into a well poisoning madmen isn’t something people would expect happening in a formal education setting. However, a study shows that incorporating play behavior into curriculum has notable, yet understudied benefits in classrooms. #roleplayinggames #education #gameresearch
Bringing the magic of pretend play into the #digital age, #TocaBocaWorld creates a kid-centered universe where imagination is the only limit. #simulation #education
Students could benefit from interactive narrative design courses in video game education.
Finns play more games than two years ago. Games are not seen as time-consuming nonsense, but as communicative tools.
Gaming in classroom, a doomed combination in education? Hewett et al. article “The 21st century classroom gamer” explores this fascinating topic.
Research suggests that gaming can be used as an effective tool to reduce bias.
Could educational escape rooms be the new hip pedagocical thing?
Civilization V is biased, imperialist and silences contrary voices. Like real history.
Edu-larps may be just the thing for making German Studies more hands-on.
#seriousgames, game alike activities and technologies can be adopted and adapted in to #education by using #opensource tools. In an article “Keep it Simple: Lowering the Barrier for Authoring Serious…