Monthly Archives: January 2007
What is it about SimCity, Civilization, etc. that makes them useful for learning?
A good paper that investigates the recent enthusiasm for educational gaming is assistant professor (Wisconsin-Madison) Kurt Squire’s Cultural Framing of Video Games (2002) found in the journal Game Studies. This paper directs researchers, politicians, game developers and the public in … Continue reading
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Games for Health Conference Presentations Available
There are now some interesting papers and conference proceedings available from the recent Games for Health Annual Conference that took place September 28-29 at the Medical School Teaching Facility in Baltimore, MD. Games for Health is part of the Serious … Continue reading
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Indiana teacher uses WWII game to teach history
Indiana history teacher David McDivitt used a World War II simulation game (“Making History: The Calm & The Storm” by Muzzy Lane Software) to see if students would learn more compared to using their usual textbooks. As this USA Today … Continue reading
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Virtual classrooms and Second Life Education
An increasing number of educators are using a multiplayer virtual environment called Second Life to promote learning, even to the point of holding classes online within the game world. Now with over 1.3 million members, Second Life has been gaining … Continue reading
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Skills from games useful for job market and learning
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) recently published a report following the Serious Games Summit that concludes video games can provide skills useful in the job market. An excerpt is as follows: “The success of complex video games demonstrates games … Continue reading
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Why are video games good for learning?
With the release of the Nintendo Wii, XBox 360, and Playstation 3, the video game industry has been capturing a lot of interest lately. But is it just entertainment? Researchers today have realized the educational value of games. Exactly what … Continue reading
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Welcome to learninginvideogames.com!
Hi! Welcome to learninginvideogames.com. This is a new website that will provide current news and resources on a growing phenomenon: the use of video games for learning and educational purposes. Interesting articles, game reviews, scholarly papers (an online bibliography related … Continue reading
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