Grading with Games: An Interview with James Paul Gee

      An Arizona State University professor sees a bright future for video games in the learning process -- in and out of school. Read more

      Lara Croft is my new teacher

      Problem solving, improving performance though the acquisition of skills and meta-cognitive knowledge. Sound familiar? Games have a pseudo-pedagogy all of their own which can be leveraged into learning and teaching in education. Read more

      Leveraging Intelligent Agents and Directed Narratives in Online Learning Environments

      Using video games, virtual simulations, and other digital spaces for learning can be a time-consuming process; aside from technical issues that may absorb class time, students take longer to achieve gains in learning in virtual environments. Greg Jones and Scott Warren describe how intelligent agents, in-game characters that respond to the context of the game and to the individual player's situation, can accelerate learning in MUVEs and other virtual learning environments. Read more
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