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  2. Games and learning - Wikipedia

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    Games and learning is a field of education research that studies what is learned by playing video games, and how the design principles, data and communities of video game play can be used to develop new learning environments.

  3. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

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    Gee began playing video games when his (then) six-year-old son needed help playing the problem-solving game Pajama Sam.When he discovered how much enjoyment his son had and how much attention and time he spent solving the game's problems, Gee decided to start playing video games on his own and began to analyze what makes people spend time and money on video games.

  4. Educational video game - Wikipedia

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    A VTech educational video game. An educational video game is a video game that provides learning or training value to the player. Edutainment describes an intentional merger of video games and educational software into a single product (and could therefore also comprise more serious titles sometimes described under children's learning software).

  5. Educational game - Wikipedia

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    Educational games are games explicitly designed with educational purposes, or which have incidental or secondary educational value. All types of games may be used in an educational environment, however educational games are games that are designed to help people learn about certain subjects, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand a historical event or culture, or assist them in ...

  6. List of educational video games - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable educational video games. There is some overlap between educational games and interactive CD-ROMs and other programs (based on player agency), and between educational games and related genres like simulations and interactive storybooks (based on how much gameplay is devoted to education). This list aims to list games ...

  7. Gamification of learning - Wikipedia

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    The dynamic combination of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators is a powerful force [22] which, if educational contexts can adapt from video games, may increase student motivation, and student learning. Some of the potential benefits of successful gamification initiatives in the classroom include: giving students ownership of their learning [28]

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  9. Educational entertainment - Wikipedia

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    All types of games, including board, card, quizzes, and video games, may be used in an educational environment. [23] Educational games are designed to teach people about certain subjects, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand an historical event or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they play. [citation needed]