Game-based learning (GBL) vs gamification There are two broad ways in which games currently feature in education, namely gamification and game-based learning (GBL). These approaches differ in both ...

Gamification Vs. Game-Based Learning According to the Entertainment Software Association, there is an average of 1.7 gamers per household and of those gamers, 47% are between 18 and 49 years of age.

Various forms of game-based learning, for instance, have been a great help in making our online teaching more engaging and effective. One can think of simple interventions, such as quizzes, that ...

Gamestar Mechanic is one example of a game-based learning platform that uses the magic of interactive storytelling--video game design--to bridge the catastrophic gap that undervalues the ...

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues: Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have ...

Context-game-based learning seems to be a good approach to situating students in a meaningful and interesting practicing environment, which could improve their learning motivation and interest.

Game-Based Learning Provide Dynamic Content with Modern Context In addition to the importance of play, one of the benefits of bringing video games to a K–12 classroom is the opportunity to frame ...

Games provide a safe space for experimentation and failure which students might not get elsewhere. The benefits of game-based learning with students include: increased engagement enhanced ...

Learn how museum educators at the Smithsonian are going all in with game mechanics for learning and embracing the playful, experimental side of education through the structure of familiar games.