The highest-rated positive review of the designer's 2017 game Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy reads as follows: "Almost killed myself 10/10." There is a 15-minute video with 8 million views on YouTube that begins with superstar streamer Markiplier threatening to punch Foddy in the gut.
Read MoreOne such email came from reader Iain Noble, who got me thinking about difficulty in video games - a rolling debate that is about to become topical again thanks to Sifu, an unconventional and by all accounts ridiculously hard kung fu game, out today.
Read MoreStudies have shown that games can increase student motivation through engagement and light-hearted competition. One way to add gamification and game-based learning to the classroom is through integrating educational video games into the curriculum.
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