During the April 2025 Unit Training Assembly at Hill Air Force Base, the 419th Fighter Wing conducted small-group Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drills using a tabletop strategy game. Airmen collaborated across roles to solve scenario-driven challenges involving austere, remote environments, focusing on resourcefulness and coordination.
Read MoreAt the University of Maryland, the course Games as Emergent Experiences uses video games as homework to explore how design elements like characters, music, and aesthetics shape player immersion.
Read MoreA parent’s attempt to learn gaming through Fortnite revealed challenges but also deepened their understanding of their children’s digital world. Though initially mocked by her sons, the experience offered a glimpse into their lives and highlighted the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of gaming.
Read MoreThe Game & Watch series, created by Nintendo designer Gunpei Yokoi in 1980, revolutionized portable gaming. Inspired by a businessman playing with a calculator, Yokoi developed simple, handheld games that also functioned as watches.
Read MoreResearchers used Minecraft to study how humans learn by balancing personal experience and social cues in complex environments. Players completed foraging tasks while scientists tracked their actions and attention in real time.
Read MoreAt Pacific University, students in Professor Erica Kleinknecht’s psychology of games class are using game design to promote inclusion and challenge social perceptions. One student-created game, Crusaders for Change, features diverse characters with and without disabilities, emphasizing unique strengths rather than limitations.
Read MoreFeedback is not a final step in learning—it’s the foundation of meaningful interaction. Through the BEM Framework (Behavior, Experience, Meaning), feedback is shown to be essential in shaping behavior, transforming experience, and creating purpose. In gamified learning, feedback creates a loop of action and response that drives motivation and growth. Effective feedback is timely, emotionally resonant, and bidirectional, guiding learners rather than judging them. Educators should use feedback to orient, empower, and include students, especially after failure. By shifting from action-driven to interaction-driven design, feedback becomes a tool for transformation, helping students grow with every attempt, mistake, and success.
Read MoreMiddle school students from seven schools competed in the eighth annual Civics Challenge in Alachua County, testing their civics knowledge through a fast-paced, game-show-style competition.
Read MoreAs AI becomes integral to daily life, Professor Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens of Vanderbilt University emphasizes teaching children the human influence behind algorithms. She leads a $1.5 million NSF-funded project to develop critical computing curricula for elementary students.
Read MoreAround 10% of French schoolchildren experience harassment at school or online, leading to stress, depression, and absenteeism. To address this, the educational game Stop à la violence! was created to raise awareness and support teachers.
Read MoreA recent investigation by Revealing Reality reveals serious safety issues on Roblox, where children as young as five can encounter inappropriate content and interact with adults without effective safeguards.
Read MoreGamification, or integrating game elements into education, is gaining popularity as a strategy to boost student engagement. While video games are often viewed as distractions, tools like Kahoot and Quizizz show how gamified learning can enhance participation and retention.
Read MoreThe Council has launched Bin it Right, an educational game for children aged six and up, aimed at promoting correct recycling and sustainable waste management. The game teaches kids and families about resource recovery and highlights how everyday choices impact the environment.
Read MoreWorkplace gamification can boost engagement and productivity, but often relies too heavily on extrinsic rewards like points and competition, which may undermine collaboration and intrinsic motivation.
Read MoreA study presented at BAU International University found that digital games can significantly improve both academic skills and mental health in refugee children. The research involved 147 Syrian children aged 9 to 14 and showed that game-based interventions helped teach language and cognitive skills while reducing symptoms of PTSD, depression, and hopelessness.
Read MoreThe article critiques “gamified capitalism,” where life mirrors an unwinnable game favoring the wealthy. It explores how games like Squid Game and The Hunger Games resonate with working people who feel cheated by a rigged system.
Read MoreHBO’s The Last of Us successfully translates the emotional depth of its video game counterpart through faithful recreation of key scenes and a focus on character-driven storytelling.
Read MoreGame-based learning (GBL) uses interactive games to transform passive learning into an engaging, skill-building experience. By integrating educational content with game mechanics, GBL boosts motivation, knowledge retention (up to 90%), and cognitive development.
Read MoreRichard Brown, a special school teacher from Sheffield, began creating point-and-click adventure games after introducing his children to the genre. Inspired by classics like Monkey Island and Zak McKracken, his latest game, Brownie’s Adventures: The Final Resolution, is set in a quirky, post-apocalyptic version of North East Derbyshire.
Read MoreVideo games can play a key role in advancing digital skills and education across Europe and beyond, according to speakers at the “How Video Games Can Support the Union of Skills” event in Brussels.
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