Freeciv is a nation-building strategy game in the vein of Civilization and Age of Empires that allows players to plan empires, design their structures, and iterate them endlessly within a dynamic and often punishing world….
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A Learning Simulation For Science & Social Studies: Plan It Green
We all know how much emphasis is being placed on green energy strategies these days. The folks over National Geographic recently teamed up with GE Power & Water and the Center for Science to release…
6 Basic Benefits Of Game-Based Learning
There seems to be a perception that online gaming has a detrimental impact on children’s development. Nothing could be further from the truth, and there are countless–and complex–reasons for this, but it also makes sense…
How Video Game Design Is Like Rocket Science
How Video Game Design Is Like Rocket Science The connotation of video games is more than anything else, juvenile. If you asked 10 educators what they thought of video games, Initial imagery would probably be…
Why Curriculum Pathways Should Function More Like Video Games
Note: This is an excerpt of a blog post we wrote for Edutopia. For the full version, see the link below. A Call For More Flexible Curriculum Planning In 2013, sandbox video games (like Skyrim, Fallout 3,…
5 Lessons To Learn From Minecraft In Education
Minecraft is a simple, clumsy-looking little game full of blocky graphics and unclear terms of play. It is essentially a giant sandbox of digital legos that players can do with what they wish–tear stuff down,…
What You Should Know About Violence In Video Games
What You Should Know About Violence In Video Games In 2013, most of the best video games are violent. Dishonored, Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Grand Theft Auto IV, Deus Ex, Hitman, The Walking Dead, Mass…
Game-Based Learning? 30 Non-Violent Video Games That Don’t Suck
One person’s mushroom stomper is another’s person’s fungus murderer. So it may not be absolutely correct to say that every single one of these games is entirely free from any matter of violence whatsoever. In…
Challenge Your Students To Create A Video Game In Unique Contest
This is a guest-post by Green Ribbon Schools and Healthivores We hear time and time again about children’s increasingly unhealthy lifestyles, and the United State’s ever decreasing STEM skills, but often the problem seems to…
Exactly How To Teach With Video Games In The Classroom
The idea of teaching with video games is an exciting concept leading to a challenging practice. Right off the bat the topic is a bit polarizing, the whimsical connotation of “games” juxtaposing harshly with the…
10 Video Games To Get Started With Game-Based Learning
Looking for a way to engage students anywhere, anytime? Games offer rewards, challenges and victories that students may not find in the real world, according to researcher Jane McGonigal. Mobile and online gaming can expand learning…
Using Video Games To Reconnect With A Lost Generation Of Male Learners
Video games continue to suffer from a juvenile connotation, but as Ali Carr Chellman explains, by looking at how video games engage the brain, we just might be able to re-connect with a lost generation…
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