educational games

Be tricked into learning with hybrid educational games! But don’t use the word “edutainment” this time.

Jun 13, 2016

Education, Games

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Background: There have, in the past, been many attempts to make educational games. With the exception of a few unusual successes (with The_Oregon_Trail perhaps being the earliest), these “edu-tainment” titles have generally been colossal failures. The proposal: However, there is no reason that the fusion of gameplay and education must necessarily result in a terrible game. Here,…