From Pong to virtual reality, Understanding Video Games, 4th Edition, takes video game
studies into the next decade of the twenty-first century, highlighting changes in the area …

Video games are often regarded as promising teaching and learning tools for the 21st
century. One of the main arguments is that video games are appealing to contemporary …

The adoption and the effectiveness of game-based learning depend largely on the
acceptance by classroom teachers, as they can be considered the true change agents of the …

This article explores the argument that video games by their nature are good learning
environments. By applying the ecological approach to perception and learning to gameplay …

In response to an increasingly interdependent world, educators are demonstrating a
growing interest in educating for global citizenship. Many definitions of the “good global …

Digital inequality, or unequal access to and use of information and communication
technologies (ICT), is a severe problem preventing the socioeconomically disadvantaged …

In research about digital game-based learning, the likely negative perceptions of parents are
often enlisted as a barrier toward the adoption of games in classroom settings. Teachers …

Scholars, educators, and media designers are increasingly interested in whether and how
digital games might contribute to civic learning. However, there are three main barriers to …

Serious games are digital games designed for purposes other than pure entertainment. This
category includes educational games but it also includes a great deal more. A field that was …

Some of the most popular recent computer games have used morality as a marketing
strategy, promising that players' moral choices would critically affect the game experience. 1 …