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Educational Games Research Blog discusses topics related to academic research and media commentary concerning the use of video games in K-20 settings.

Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked by Henry Jenkins, MIT Professor

This summer, when your kids' favorite science museum boasts a new augmented-reality environmental simulation? Same deal. If in the next few years a video game teaches you anything - how to conserve energy, eat a balanced diet or solve quadratic equations - consider the invisible hand of one of the most unconventional White House hires in recent memory.

Welcome to The Educational Games Database (TEGD), a website catering to educators who want to learn more about the educational potential of video games. TEGD is a resource for educators at all grade levels, and with all types of backgrounds related to technology and video games.

Brock Dubbels' blog featuring research and news related to the use of video games for learning.

Credit: Thomas Reis Kurt Squire knew something unusual was happening in his after-school Western civ program. His normally lackluster middle and high school students, who'd failed the course once already, were coming to class armed with strategies to topple colonial dictators. Heated debates were erupting over the impact of germs on national economies....

Article about the use of World of Warcraft in the classroom

TED Talk by Tom Chatfield on the psychology behind why games are successful and effective.

TED Talk by Stuart Brown on the value of play to our well-being.