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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.

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

Doyle was, at 54, a veteran teacher and had logged 32 years in schools all over Manhattan, where he primarily taught art and computer graphics. In the school, which was called Quest to Learn, he was teaching a class, Sports for the Mind, which every student attended three times a week...

The EdGamer Podcast is a great podcast with guest interviews and topics about integrating video games in the classroom.

This video is directed at open source creators, but lots of points in here are applicable to education. Key points: What drives behavior (from most to least engaging):  status, access, power, stuff.  (Note "stuff", which costs the provider money, is last on the list!) The first minute of engagement is what determines what users think of your product.  Make the first step impossible to mess up!  Motivate users with a "Yay, you're awesome!" moment right away.  

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