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The lesson here is that fun is contextual.

"This talk explores how we can use game mechanics to facilitate more engaging and inspiring learning experiences for our students. The talk was presented during Learning Innovation Talks 02 held at Taylor's "

Game-Based Learning, and particularly serious games that teach content, are fast becoming utilized in the classroom. Frequent success stories are appearing, from Minecraft in the elementary classroom to games that teach civics. There is curriculum that pairs World of Warcraft with language arts standards, and many other variations where the gaming focus is on content. What about 21st century skills? Yes, games can be used to teach and assess 21st century skills! As the conversation in education reform moves forward, and educators are increasingly leveraging 21st century skills, we need to consider how to couple games with reform. Let's take a look at what many consider the top three 21st century skills and how games can teach and assess them.

We recently reported on the creation of WhoKnows?, a semantic game based on the DBpedia dataset. As it turns out, WhoKnows? isn't the only game of its kind.