http://www.edery.org/2006/03/serious-games-soul-searching/ For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:27:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.edery.org/2006/03/serious-games-soul-searching/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Nick Hunter Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:37:58 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=173#comment-955 Part of the problem with the educational gaming space is that the educational system itself seems to be going through a reevaluation. While certainly not the DoE's stance (yet), there are people like James Gee already taking issue with the way modern educational systems work. So my question is, do we continue to try to build "educational games" for the current model of education (which seems to be the primary model thus far), or do we try to build games for a new or different educational paradigm? (Bear in mind that the current model hasn't really taken off.) Part of the problem with the educational gaming space is that the educational system itself seems to be going through a reevaluation. While certainly not the DoE’s stance (yet), there are people like James Gee already taking issue with the way modern educational systems work. So my question is, do we continue to try to build “educational games” for the current model of education (which seems to be the primary model thus far), or do we try to build games for a new or different educational paradigm? (Bear in mind that the current model hasn’t really taken off.)

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