Luis Felipe Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 LAST EDIT: June 3rd, 2014 I wanted to open this topic up for anyone who is interested in discussing games as an educational medium. As well as collecting ressources such as dissertations, books, videos, lectures and so on that might inspire and help anyone interested in this industry. There is truly a lot of potential and opportunity in this industry. ------------TED Talks------------ 1. Classroom Game Design: Paul Andersenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlYGX0H6Ec 2. Your Brain On Video Games: Daphne Bavelierhttp://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_bavelier_your_brain_on_video_games 3. Gaming To Re-Engage Boys In Learning: Ali Carr-Chellmanhttp://www.ted.com/talks/ali_carr_chellman_gaming_to_re_engage_boys_in_learning 4. Gaming Can Change The World: Jane McGonigalhttp://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world 5. How Games Make Kids Smarter: Gabe Zichermannhttp://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world 6. 7 Ways Games Reward The Brain: Tom Chatfieldhttp://www.ted.com/talks/tom_chatfield_7_ways_games_reward_the_brain 7. The Gamification of Education: Gavin Pouliothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al9a-W-QA4E ---------VIDEOS--------- 1. Games and Education: James P. Gee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNfPdaKYOPI 2. 13 Game Principles: James P. Gee ***I highly recommend this video***https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aQAgAjTozk 3. Top 5 Educational Games: Smosh Gameshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5s8cgd87O0 4. ExtraCredits Channel (thx HopFrog and turnA)https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz -------------------DISSERTATIONS & BOOKS------------------- 1. Moving Learning Games Forward: MIT's Education Arcadehttp://education.mit.edu/papers/MovingLearningGamesForward_EdArcade.pdf 2. The Next Generation of Educational Engagement: Diana G. Oblingerhttp://jime.open.ac.uk/article/2004-8-oblinger/199 3. Game-Based Learning: JISChttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications/gamingreportbp.pdf 4. Games, Learning and Society: Kurt D. Squirehttp://website.education.wisc.edu/kdsquire/tenure-files/15-gls.pdf 5. Good Video Games and Good Learning: James P. Gee (among others)http://www.academiccolab.org/resources/documents/Good_Learning.pdf ------------ARTICLES------------ 1. Valve: Fixing Education: Rock, Paper, Shotgunhttp://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/06/23/valve-on-why-games-could-very-well-fix-education/ ------------COURSES------------ 1. Video Games and Learning: Coursera (video lectures upon free signup)https://www.coursera.org/course/videogameslearning 2: Games In Education: Gamefication: Open Learninghttps://www.openlearning.com/courses/gamify -----------GROUPS----------- 1. Games Learning Societyhttp://www.gameslearningsociety.org/ 2. Learning Games Networkhttp://learninggamesnetwork.org/ ----------PEOPLE---------- 1. Mark Prensky (Game devoloper and speaker on learning and education)http://marcprensky.com/learning-games/ -------------------------GAMES IN BUSINESS------------------------- 1. LEGO Serious Playhttp://www.seriousplay.com/ And why not throw in a cheesy quote: "You can learn more from a person in an hour of play than you can from a lifetime of conversation" - Plato turnA and HopFrog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopFrog Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Awesome material, thanks for sharing! Btw, you might be interested in this particular youtube channel named Extra Credits. They have some very interesting takes on education and games in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnA Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Thanks for the collection Luis.Also, I agree with HopFrog. Extra Credits from YouTube offer great insight to game development, games, and entertaining education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Felipe Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Awesome guys, thanks for the input Added it to the "Videos" section! Also added a new section: "groups". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifritgames Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Awesome material, thanks for sharing! Btw, you might be interested in this particular youtube channel named Extra Credits. They have some very interesting takes on education and games in general.Extra credits might be the best material I have seen on the web about facing the challenges and avoiding the pitfalls of making games. Luis Felipe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Felipe Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Update: 3.6.14 Added a new TED Talk, a section denoted "people" and "games in business". Don't hesitate in adding more to the list, the more, the merrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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