What is a Game？
Games are simply for entertainment value, they are meant to keep the user/player highly engaged.
Most people view games as a form of entertainment. I'd like to broaden that definition as games are another form of medium, the same way as books can be used for entertainment. However, there's also plenty of games these days for our purposes, for health, for social awareness, for political reasons, for learning,
This video just concluded that the entire argument about "what is a game" was moot, it does nothing but limited us. As long as we enjoy those experiences, then it doesn't really matter what we call them. This is a deep and interesting discussion that people are passionate about.
Games in Education
" Play is Nature's way of getting us to learn. It's why it's so great for education because it's something we and pretty much every other animal are hardwired to want to do. "
This video is a good discussion of games in the field of education. It explores whether games should appear in education and the importance of games in stimulating children's creativity from many aspects.
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Play has to be an act of volition. It has to be something you engage involuntarily. And fostering that desire, that drives to play games of worth and games that educate is really how we're going to succeed in using games to help bolster our ailing educational system because any of you who have really sunk deep into that desire to play know how much of your brain space it takes.
"Curiosity really is more powerful than even the threat of punishment."
"It may be part of the growing need to shift the teacher's role to one of the mentor, tutor and guide rather than a lecturer."
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As an educator, we must always remember
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"Customized gaming teaches creativity and innovations" - Kebo
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Below is a short video on "games and the future of learning" by Dave Kebo