News in Games-Based Learning

Educational Video Game Executive Breaks Down How Games Can Impart Real-World Skills

As personal and handheld devices like smartphones, tablets and Chromebooks become more prevalent, the market for educational video games is expanding, says an executive with a Madison-based video game development company.

games, skillsDave EngNovember 24, 2020games, skillsComment

Increasing Engagement by 2000% Using Games

While the intent is to teach how to facilitate a fun learning game, some of the sections are daunting and downright tedious! I also wasn't getting the results I was hoping for with the certification program i.e. of the first 50 people that signed up, only 3 completed the certification program while most were unresponsive.

engagement, gamesDave EngNovember 16, 2020engagement, gamesComment

Gaming Debt: An Issue Facing 21st Century Parents

It is not just children though. More and more adults are getting caught up in a web of debt thanks to their online gaming habits. It is not unheard of for hardcore gamers to spend more than $20,000 in the course of their gaming life on their hobby.

debt, contributed article, gamesDave EngNovember 12, 2020Games, parents, contributed article, children, gaming, debt, credit cardComment

Rules are meant to be broken

Early in the design of Cartographia, we had a problem about players hoarding cards: it's a bad strategy, but every now and then a player would try it and ruin the night for everyone else by limiting their access to specific cards, slowing the game economy, and opening their own options to such degree to cause monumental AP. All of that would turn a brisk 75 minute game into a 3 hours slog.

rules, gamesDave EngOctober 26, 2020rules, broken, gamesComment

People Aren’t Reading or Watching Movies. They’re Gaming.

Since April, every week has ended with U.S. box office receipts down at least 97 percent and gaming revenue up by more than 50 percent, compared with the same week the year before.

gamesDave EngOctober 1, 2020gamesComment

How Lockdown Has Revealed the Importance of Games at Home

The recent global pandemic has caused a lot of problems worldwide, with many establishments forced to close, things like concerts being cancelled, and people largely confined to their homes. This can be a lonely and worrying time for a lot of people, and it is important to make sure you come up with ways of keeping busy and keeping your mind active as much as possible, and this is something to consider.

pandemic, lock down, gamesDave EngSeptember 30, 2020lock down, games-based learning, social, contributed article, mindComment

What Games Can Do For Your Life

Anyone who loves to play games should have some sense already of what they can do for you, but it is often going to be useful to have a look at it in some detail anyway. That way, you can be sure that you are going to get as much out of them as possible. It is also just interesting to know about what games can do to make your life better, especially in a world where they are often treated as unimportant or excessive. Let’s look into this now in some detail and see what games can be really good for.

games, lifeDave EngSeptember 24, 2020simulations, mental connections, contributed article, stress, gamesComment

This video game is going to help you learn Japanese

The game is still under development and as per the game website, is slated to launch on PC, PS4 and Nintendo Switch next year.

language learning, gamesDave EngSeptember 22, 2020language learning, game, japanComment

Researchers With Game

"We are researching how to create a video game that imitates a standard psychological task so that behavioral and brain data can be collected from participants which is closely associated to behavioral data from action video games."

research, gamesDave EngSeptember 19, 2020research, gamesComment

Fun and Games for Medication Adherence

Positive feedback comes when patients see the medication control the disease and influence results of laboratory tests.

games, medicineDave EngSeptember 7, 2020games, medication, medicineComment

There's a new initiative to create a game industry code of ethics

A group of game industry professionals and academics launched a new collaborative initiative aimed at collectively codifying and improving ethics in games. This new Ethical Games initiative was unveiled today during a live panel discussion on game ethics at the Games for Change Virtual Festival.

ethics, games, industryDave EngAugust 23, 2020ethics, games, industryComment