I found this to be a very interesting academic paper which proves that games technology and experience could be used to help teach and explain complicated problems. I agree with the paper in that most people are active learners and learn by doing, games would defiantly help the existing education establishment further its expertise.
Games for change has a nice ring to it, but really seems a very shallow and broad comment to make. Social change only happens on great scales when entry city’s, countries are shocked enough into action. Can games do this? Can some thing which is “real” change the opinions of a nation? Individual I think games can affect opinions, but it is a very egotistic point of view if you believe your game can effect social change in anyone.
Games designers would they be called that anymore? Or would teachers be a more appt title. Educational Games will not replace existing teaching methods but enhance them.
Lewis
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