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# It is All Fun and Games…And Then Students Learn- Kapp Notes, July 30, 2008 # Building Better Learning Games- Learning Visions, April 9, 2009 # Marc Prensky - Digital Game-Based Learning # Gadgets, games and gizmos for learning- Clive on Learning, January 29, 2008 # How to Delight and Instruct in the 21st Century # What Makes a Learning Game? # Serious Games Blog # mLearn08: MiLK: students building mobile learning games in higher education by Debra Polson- Ignatia Webs, November 12, 2008 # Marc Prensky - Twitch Speed, June 17, 2009 # Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009 # Digital games and learning gains (PDF), June 17, 2009 # Learning in Immersive worlds: A review of game-based learning # Army War College - digital game resources # Immerse Yourself in Another Language- Kapp Notes, June 3, 2008 # Resources: Games and Gaming in Education- Don't Waste Your Time # Which name is better - Serious Games or Educational Simulations or…?- The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007 # Interactive learning with game-based design principles # More Educational Games- Kapp Notes, August 7, 2008 # Examples from TWITCHSPEED.COM Digital Game-Based Learning, June 17, 2009 # The Art of Making Video Games- Kapp Notes, June 10, 2008 # Linking Commercial Games with Defense # Colleges Play Games- Kapp Notes, May 27, 2008 # Casual Games get Serious, June 17, 2009 # Aspects of Game- Based Learning # Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Games Let You Do That- Kapp Notes, July 30, 2007 # Educause # Digital Game Based Learning # Good Video Games and Good Learning # Digital Games: A Motivational Perspective # The use of computer and video games for learning # For a Better World: Digital Game and the Social Change Sector # Games for Change - Toolkit # Lego Games # Additional Resources for Digital Game-Based Learning # Why Are Video Games Good For Learning? # Teaching Educational Games Resources # using the technology of today, in the classroom today # Simulation Games

# It is All Fun and Games…And Then Students Learn- Kapp Notes, July 30, 2008 # Building Better Learning Games- Learning Visions, April 9, 2009 # Marc Prensky - Digital Game-Based Learning # Gadgets, games and gizmos for learning- Clive on Learning, January 29, 2008 # How to Delight and Instruct in the 21st Century # What Makes a Learning Game? # Serious Games Blog # mLearn08: MiLK: students building mobile learning games in higher education by Debra Polson- Ignatia Webs, November 12, 2008 # Marc Prensky - Twitch Speed, June 17, 2009 # Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009 # Digital games and learning gains (PDF), June 17, 2009 # Learning in Immersive worlds: A review of game-based learning # Army War College - digital game resources # Immerse Yourself in Another Language- Kapp Notes, June 3, 2008 # Resources: Games and Gaming in Education- Don't Waste Your Time # Which name is better - Serious Games or Educational Simulations or…?- The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007 # Interactive learning with game-based design principles # More Educational Games- Kapp Notes, August 7, 2008 # Examples from TWITCHSPEED.COM Digital Game-Based Learning, June 17, 2009 # The Art of Making Video Games- Kapp Notes, June 10, 2008 # Linking Commercial Games with Defense # Colleges Play Games- Kapp Notes, May 27, 2008 # Casual Games get Serious, June 17, 2009 # Aspects of Game- Based Learning # Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Games Let You Do That- Kapp Notes, July 30, 2007 # Educause # Digital Game Based Learning # Good Video Games and Good Learning # Digital Games: A Motivational Perspective # The use of computer and video games for learning # For a Better World: Digital Game and the Social Change Sector # Games for Change - Toolkit # Lego Games # Additional Resources for Digital Game-Based Learning # Why Are Video Games Good For Learning? # Teaching Educational Games Resources # using the technology of today, in the classroom today # Simulation Games

The technology used by either category of game also tends to vary considerably. Typically casual games are built on internet based technology platforms, predominantly Flash; whereas serious games tend to be custom developed for specific platforms to run as applications. While the outcomes and technology differ, there is a link between the two. Quite simply, the need for sophisticated technology is proportional to the type of performance outcome the learning is aiming for.

The technology used by either category of game also tends to vary considerably. Typically casual games are built on internet based technology platforms, predominantly Flash; whereas serious games tend to be custom developed for specific platforms to run as applications. While the outcomes and technology differ, there is a link between the two. Quite simply, the need for sophisticated technology is proportional to the type of performance outcome the learning is aiming for.