Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world (2010 TED) Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.
Category: Game Based Learning
Game Based Learning #gbl
Game Based Learning: Tom Chatfield-7 ways video games engage the brain (video) #gbl
Tom Chatfield: 7 ways video games engage the brain (2010 TED) As we bring gameplay into more aspects of our lives (from socializing to exercising), Tom Chatfield talks about one compelling aspect of videogaming: its measurability. Parceling out rewards at carefully calibrated percentages, games collect reams of data about what humans truly find rewarding, and…
Game Based Learning: Katie Salen (video) #gbl
Game Based Learning: Katie Salen (video) on Learning with Games (2010 Edutopia) A professor of design and technology at Parsons The New School for Design talks about the value of games and the empowerment of play.