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The Oregon Trail Documentary Examines Legendary Game's Origins

The best day in elementary school was when your whole class went into the computer lab and instead of using some boring science or math program, you got to play The Oregon Trail. The educational game has seen many iterations and has been around for decades, and MinnMax founder Ben Hanson has produced a documentary examining its unusual origins.

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5 Principles of Productive Gamification

The idea of using games for learning is not new but the explosion of game-based adaptive learning systems is not something many people expected. The increasing use of gamification in learning environments indicates that these platforms offer students better engagement and results than traditional learning methods. This explosion is now supported in many areas and it's a trend that's set to grow and evolve significantly over the next decade.

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Virtual learning has kids yearning for socialization and video games could be the answer

For some kids, that loneliness has contributed to a spike in video games sales and more time playing those games, especially ones with headsets that allows kids to talk to their friends while playing. Trey has always played video games, but when the pandemic hit, he used it as a way to connect to his peers.

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What Would Mario Do - A Simple Decision Tool! 

Super Mario Bros on the NES has been around for a very long time now, yet still, it exudes class and is a masterclass in game design. One of the reasons for that, in my view, is the simplistic choices that Mario has to make in the early stages of the game – especially the first screen. He has essentially four choices, two when presented with a bad guy and two when presented with an obstacle.

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Gamification in gambling

Gamification has spread in a variety of different fields, online and offline. In order to develop our skills to compete in our preferred game more effectively, we might do so by learning in a mock online scenario which borrows heavily from gamification in its method of regular encouragement and gradual teaching, or through seeking out hints and tips directly from other gamers, for example by watching let's play videos.

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Why Video Games Make Us So Happy?

How do you feel about video games? There are plenty of benefits to playing them, and engaging with their communities, but one of the main pros is just how happy video games can make us players. There’s so much to engage with, even from just simply buying a pre-owned copy of a game from 10 years ago, and you can have hours of fun with just a single play through. But the reasons don’t stop there. There are so many ways a video game can make someone happy, so let’s go through the most common below.

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