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SERIOUS GAMES |
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Serious Games, Learning
Games, and Educational Games are all names for computer games that have
a goal of providing learning via entertainment. Games, role-playing and
entertaining activities have been used in training and education for years.
However, modern digital games have advanced to a state where they can
be utilized to fully immerse the learner in an experience that teaches
in ways more powerful than ever before.
To do this, serious
games must be developed using the best practices of training/education
and modern gaming. In fact, it is our experience that to be successful,
learning games must have a balance of education and entertainment.
People learn best
when they are emotionally engaged. That’s why educational games
have a place in the workplace as well as the classroom. The art and science
of making successful video games is known, and is now being taught in
major universities worldwide. Likewise, good learning methodologies are
known, and are now being refined to be used successfully in learning games.
Their combination is greater than the sum or their parts - learners can
become emotionally involved in the experience, and in doing so, learn
the topics at hand like never before.
Check out some of the potential Markets where Serious Games are being used. |
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