Educational — News in Games-Based Learning

Educational video game created at UW–Madison earns national Public Media Awards honor

The game, The Legend of the Lost Emerald, won a top prize this month at the 54th Annual Public Media Awards. "We have a vision to see games used as a vehicle to connect the public with contemporary research through media and this project is a testament to how successful that strategy can be."

game designDave EngFebruary 10, 2023Educational, video game, public media, fun, students, learning, newsComment

QI Internship Provides Pathway to Workplace for Neurodiverse Youth

Aside from requesting that the game incorporate tasks that would help the player advance through the labyrinth he left the design and gameplay up to the team.

Neurodiversity, game designDave EngJanuary 23, 2023Educational, video, games, designer, student, gameplay, player, newsComment

‘Go study; don’t play games anymore’. Times have changed; do the opposite now!

Almost all educational games have replay ability as a key feature. Because of the presence of a complementing storyline along with the curriculum aligned games, children are often drawn to go back in the story and re-play a game that they have already tried before.