Games and Learning/Topics

Introduction, or Why Games?
What is the rationale for introducing games in education? What are the risks / pitfalls? What are the open questions we need to consider?

Play!
Let's play some games, and see what we learn..

Games epistemology
Background perspectives on games and learning from psychology and neurocognition.

Theory of Games and Gaming
Interpreting games, games design, genres.

Case Studies
Case studies of uses of games in education.

Design
Designing educational experiences with games, designing games for learning.