News in Games-Based Learning

How Gamification Has Taken Over, Brewing An Ancient Beer Again.

If you're a person who enjoys beer, you've likely been aware of the craft beer boom of the last couple of decades. India Pale Ales, or IPAs, have become some of the most popular types of beer brewed in local breweries.

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Inspiring a new generation of justice-centered video game designers

Although many people criticize video games associated with violence, founder of the Games for Justice youth summer program Husain Rizvi '22 thinks that this is not where we should be focusing our attention.

social justiceDave EngMarch 1, 2023Video games, designers, racism, sexual harassment, justice, community, newsComment

Game-based learning to become $55 billion industry in next eight years

Motivating students to learn through playing games and solving topics boosts the game-based learning market growth during the forecast period.

games-based learningDave EngFebruary 28, 2023Game-based learning, students, education plans, academic lessons, positive, newsComment

Gaming Vignettes Support Teaching Gender-Affirming Care

LGBTQ2+ people face notable health disparities and nurses can help improve care and access by providing inclusive, non-judgmental, gender-affirming care.

genderDave EngFebruary 27, 2023Games, gaming, health care, social health, gender-affirming, professional, newsComment

Computer games may be a key to ecological learning, study says

The purpose of the study was to test how the game would affect players' understanding of the "Critical zone"-the CZ in the game's name-which is the area of land ranging from the bottom of groundwater to the top of trees, critical to all life on the planet.

computer gamesDave EngFebruary 26, 2023Computer games, ecological learning, serious games, environmental systems, newsComment

Game Designer Abigail Rindo Likes To Play Around At Work

With enough characters to rival a Lord of the Rings novel, the Candy Crush Saga is a "Match three" puzzle game largely centered around matching three or more candy pieces to save the Candy Kingdom.

workDave EngFebruary 25, 2023Game designs, video games, players, mentoring, game industry, newsComment

Ways to Make eLearning More Effective Using Gamification Tools

What is Gamification in eLearning? Gamification in eLearning essentially refers to the practice of introducing game-based tools and elements in the training modules to make the learning experience more engaging and effective for the employees.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 24, 2023Gamification, e-learning, programs, jobs, learners, engage, entertain, newsComment

The Benefits of Using Games in Leadership Training and Skills Development

Surprisingly, you can learn a lot more in an hour of play than in a one-year conversation. The endless benefits of games in different sectors have made gaming activities, especially video games, important learning methods currently.

games, contributed article, leadershipDave EngFebruary 23, 2023games, leadership, training, contributed article, skills developmentComment

Crypto and Gamification, the match made in heaven

With blockchain's many technical benefits and the compelling force of gamification working together, companies may more easily overcome hurdles and optimize their processes. The impact of crypto and blockchain on gamification. Gamification of blockchain systems is one approach to increasing adoption.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 23, 2023Gamification, crypto, digital, art, player, Fortnite, technology, customization, newsComment

Is It Possible to Learn How to Cook with Online Games?

Benefits of Cooking Games An interest in cooking is an inborn trait. Don't know how to please your loved ones today? Start your favorite cooking game and ideas will pop up in no time. Cooking games allow you to get acquainted with different cuisines of the world.

CookingDave EngFebruary 22, 2023Games, cooking, online, player, kitchen, play, learn, newsComment

5 challenges of doing college in the metaverse

There are many benefits to taking college classes in the metaverse, such as 3D visual learning, more realistic interactivity and easier access for faraway students.

metaverseDave EngFebruary 21, 2023Games, students, virtual reality, activities, experiences, teaching, learning, newsComment

Why gamifying the workplace can be a nightmare for workers

If the evidence indicates workplace gamification doesn't significantly increase worker output or hap- piness, why do companies keep trying it?

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Therapeutic Role-playing Game 'Critical Core' Empowers Youth

Game to Grow, a non-profit organization dedicated to the use of games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth, released Critical Core this Fall, a first-of-its-kind, tabletop RPG designed specifically for children and young adults on the autism spectrum, as well as those with ADHD and other learning and processing differences.

RPGDave EngFebruary 19, 2023Game, kids, game-based therapy, confidence, tabletop games, tolerance, newsComment

Mysterious Stone Spheres May be Earliest Ever Board Game

Key Points: Researchers believe tiny stone spheres found on the island of Santorini could be one of the earliest examples of an Ancient Greek board game. They used machine learning to analyze 700 stones according to a new methodology that shed light on potential patterning within the stone group.

board gamesDave EngFebruary 18, 2023Board games, stone spheres, Ancient Greek, science, researchers, archaeological, newsComment

Social Justice Board Games

Rise-Up, Monopoly, and Co-opoly: What did you learn playing board games? There are board games that teach us about capitalism, private property, and the myth of meritocracy. Normalizing empire, domination, and violence are three lessons Cold War weapon that was the board game Risk.

social justiceDave EngFebruary 17, 2023Board games, social justice, tactical skills, players, subjects, education, newsComment

Learning to play an instrument could boost your short-term memory

This suggests that learning to play an instrument could improve short-term memory for non-musical tasks. There have been several studies showing that musicians tend to have better short-term memory than non-musicians when it comes to music-related tasks, such as remembering musical sequences.

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How God of War Made Accessibility a Core Part of Its Game Design

The recent release of The Last of Us Part 1 Remake included every accessibility feature from Part II, as well as a brand-new option for AAA titles-audio descriptive cutscenes. This November, God of War Ragnarök, from Santa Monica Studio, will be the newest addition in a beloved franchise that demonstrates its own commitment to accessibility.

accessibilityDave EngFebruary 15, 2023Game design, accessibility, God of War, PC, play tests, community, development, newsComment

Exposure to More Foreign Accents Helps Children Grow Their Vocabulary Faster, Gamified Science

This was observed using some clever science and shows that it wasn't bilingual children, but children in a language class with multiple accents who learned and remembered new words at an accelerated rate.

gamificationDave EngFebruary 14, 2023Children, vocabulary, gamified, science, foreign accents, words, learning, newsComment

America's government is older than ever, so we made this 'Dungeons & Dragons'-inspired tabletop role-playing game to show you why the system favors gerontocracy

For several weeks, Insider has explored the reality of America's aging government. Congress is older than ever, and America's young people are not represented in the body at the rate they otherwise should be.

dungeons & dragonsDave EngFebruary 13, 2023Games, role-playing, America, Dungeon and Dragons, Government, incentives, newsComment

Trombone Champ Makes a Hit Video Game of an Unlikely Instrument

Thanks to the popular new video game Trombone Champ - a sort of Guitar Hero for brass players - Buckle was having a go at its exhilarating opening as if he were one of the first violins. Buckle, 29, who gamely agreed to test out Trombone Champ last weekend, gripped a mouse, which he would move up and down to change the pitch of his virtual trombone, and placed his left hand on the laptop's space bar, which he would hit to play notes.

gamesDave EngFebruary 12, 2023Video game, music, trombone champ, virtual trombone, laptop, playnewsComment