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Comment on Why can’t game-based learning be more like this.. by pascal2210

pascal2210 — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:09:04 +0000

very well done!

Comment on Playing History – The Plague wins first Prize by pascal2210

pascal2210 — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:12:31 +0000

it is a really great game ! i like it !

Comment on Why can’t game-based learning be more like this.. by egenfeldt

egenfeldt — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:14:55 +0000

I really like it – and it seems to hit my girl quite good. Only downside is it crashed my machine in Safari. But it may not be its fault as my entire harddisk was replaced after that (still recovering).

Comment on Why can’t game-based learning be more like this.. by Bo Abrahamsen

Bo Abrahamsen — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:46:57 +0000

Its made for the BBC and can be played here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/bigandsmall/#/lb/bigandsmall/bigandsmallhouse

I did found the developers blog about the game, with a nice feature walktrough also:
http://sebleedelisle.com/2009/06/big-big-papervision3d-project-for-small-people/

Comment on Playing History – The Plague wins first Prize by egenfeldt

egenfeldt — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:23:17 +0000

thx

Comment on Playing History – The Plague wins first Prize by Dave Mariner

Dave Mariner — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:10:59 +0000

Congratulations Simon – great stuff!

Comment on Why can’t game-based learning be more like this.. by John McLear

John McLear — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:42:05 +0000

Checking it out now, if its good I will stick it on http://primarygamesarena.com

Thanks for the heads up =)

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Comment on Ignorant, naive or lobbist by egenfeldt

egenfeldt — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:09:24 +0000

I think even if they use traditional games in school this is not really a growing trend, but stays a occasional extra spice/educational tool. It is also still more evident in the younger classes.

Comment on Ignorant, naive or lobbist by Kostas Anagnostou

Kostas Anagnostou — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:19:25 +0000

I agree, there is no way game-based learning will be a mainstream educational tool anytime soon. Social acceptance, cost of development and knowledge of how to integrate learning into gameplay are still great barriers. Also, the lack of formal assessment methods puts off many educators.

You mention something very important, we don’t even know how to properly utilise (traditional) gaming for education, let alone digital games. Contrary to Denmark, in Greece (admittedly not nearly as advanced) teachers avoid even “real” games in educational contexts. Hard to imagine they’ll use videogames in the next 20 years.