The significance of gaming as a tool has been recognized and the concept of 'Gamification' has become a rage across the world with people using game design elements and gaming principles in areas as diverse as learning, marketing, health etc.
Read MoreJapan has just opened its first esports high school, and education publisher Pearson has worked with the British Esports Federation to develop the world's first esports qualification. "Esports is not [sitting] in your bedroom playing on your own in the dark eating crisps; it's teams of people playing against teams of people in a competitive environment," Tom Dore of the British Esports Federation told website Which School Advisor.
Read MoreStudents at UNC Chapel Hill are playing video games in class and earning credit for it. Students play all kinds of video games to learn about all kinds of subjects. "We are really interested in narrative, in storytelling, and games represent this new form of telling stories," she said.
Read MoreTroy University history professor Dr. Scout Blum has merged game playing and academics with her newest creation, a board game called Rising Waters, which aims to give students a better understanding of one of the most destructive disasters in US history and the themes of racism and perseverance.
Read MoreDamon Packwood, founder and executive director of Gameheads, a nonprofit teaching tech and video game design skills, is helping underserved youth gain the necessary tools to get jobs in the field.
Read MoreOur students graduate years ahead in their field as the department provides countless opportunities at home and abroad to expand their research experience. These projects included a redesign of the Math Interaction Area in the Euler Science Complex, the creation of a political board game, cards to use with the game Codenames for math concepts, among others.
Read MoreA serious game developed within the European Erasmus+ framework, helps to develop soft skills. With feedback built into the game design, players can improve their understanding of decision-making and acquire key soft skills such as problem-solving, stress management, effective communication, and teamwork.
Read MoreThe UN Environment Programme's Ozone Secretariat today launched a simulator game and avatar using the latest software technology. The Ozone Secretariat has used cutting-edge motion capture technology to bring their new Reset Earth character, Apollo, to life.
Read MoreEducational games are games designed to help players learn about a specific subject or help them to practice specific skills. Educational games for adults can be made to complement programmes of professional training or higher education.
Read MoreAs technology reshapes the way we live and work, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills have become indispensable. Students today must understand core STEM concepts and remain motivated to explore them further. However, some of these concepts can be difficult for kids to fully grasp, which is why many institutions now encourage game-based learning.
Read More"The term originated as a derogatory way to make fun of those hipster games where you don't shoot, but it caught on," explains Jordi de Paco, a video game developer at the production company Deconstructeam.
Read MoreUniversity of Kentucky College of Education faculty are part of a team designing artificial intelligence-based games to reach students learning mathematics. "The drive to learn can quickly be replaced with frustration and exhaustion when mathematics lessons do not click for students."
Read MoreAnyone who has actually played a simulator game understood the appeal of games in which they can behave recklessly with no consequences. For many people, the appeal of simulator games lies largely in the control that they have - depending on the type of game, most elements are customisable, from the way your on-screen avatar looks to the surroundings in the background of the action.
Read MoreOur team developed the game to provide students with insights into why international trade occurs. A successful classroom game begins well before students enter the room.
Read MoreVirtual reality gamers who finished a given game faster than their fellow gamers also have higher levels of general intelligence and processing capacity. The results also indicate that virtual reality games can be useful supplementary human resource management tools in companies for predicting the job performance of an applicant.
Read MoreNow a team from Carnegie Mellon University has devised a way to aid reinforcement learning algorithms learn much faster by combining them with a language model that can read instruction manuals, according to a report published on Friday by Singularity Hub.
Read MorePoor game design, especially among competitive games, is causing a severe wave of toxicity within the gaming community.
Read MoreMindfulness, on the other hand, involves climbing out of the stream of experiences and on to the riverbank, where we can sit beside the stream and observe our sensations, thoughts and emotions flow by, moment to moment.
Read MoreMcCall asks history instructors to embrace video games because they provide an opportunity to discuss and debate the game version of history. Implicit in many historical video games is a particular vision of history, a history of power struggles and fights for domination.
Read MoreMany first-year students are navigating enormous life changes, and the transition to university is associated with stress, shock, and sometimes withdrawal from courses or university.
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