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For anyone interested on #GameBasedLearning #Gamification or #GameDesign in #highereducation a #digital bookcase of titles to read. Anyone else got any recommendations derbyuni.padlet.org/i_turner…
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Study finds #simulation#game helps students grasp complex health #economics concepts eurekalert.org/news-releases… #GameBasedLearning

Study finds simulation game helps students grasp complex health economics concepts

Peer-reviewed study finds simulation-based gaming helps students understand complex health economics concepts and insurance market dynamics.

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Interesting article - Improving digital skills for older adults: a game-based approach nature.com/articles/s41599-0… #GameBasedLearning #Digital Skills

Improving digital skills for older adults: a game-based approach

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Improving digital skills for older adults: a game-based approach

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From #simulation to resilience: using the Stop Disasters #game and local data to teach disaster risk reduction preventionweb.net/drr-commun… #DisasterRisk #GameBasedLearning

From simulation to resilience: using the Stop Disasters game and local data to teach disaster risk...

No simulation can fully represent the complexity of real disasters. Stop Disasters simplifies reality. However, when combined with local hazard information and a structured learning approach, it...

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Serious Game for Long Term Oxygen Therapy #Education: Initial Results in Undergraduate Medical Students elsevier.es/en-revista-open-… #GameBasedLearning #Medical

Serious Game for Long Term Oxygen Therapy Education: Initial Results in Undergraduate Medical...

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is a treatment commonly prescribed for patients with chronic

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From Classroom to Crisis: Transforming #Medical #Training with Game Based Learning cambridge.org/core/journals/… #GameBasedLearning

From Classroom to Crisis: Transforming Medical Training with Game Based Learning | Prehospital and...

From Classroom to Crisis: Transforming Medical Training with Game Based Learning - Volume 41 Issue S1

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VR boosts English vocabulary scores for students with #dyslexia, pilot study finds phys.org/news/2026-09-vr-boo… #VR #VirtualReality #GameBasedLearning

VR boosts English vocabulary scores for students with dyslexia, pilot study finds

Virtual reality (VR) could be a new tool to help students with dyslexia learn English vocabulary more effectively than conventional instruction alone, according to a pilot study involving 30 learners...

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Yes! Video Games Can Be Tools for Learning, Not Just Distractions southasianherald.com/video-g… #VideoGames #GameBasedLearning

Video Games Can Be Tools for Learning, Not Just Distractions - South Asian Herald

Video games are often blamed for wasting time. But the same features that make games engaging can also support learning. Good games give players a goal, immediate feedback, increasing challenges, and...

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Development and evaluation of a desktop #VR serious #game for colour composition learning in basic design education journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… #SeriousGame #GameBasedLearning

Development and evaluation of a desktop VR serious game for color composition learning in basic...

In recent years, immersive and interactive technologies have gained increasing attention in art and design education. Desktop virtual reality (VR) offers a low-cost and accessible alternative for...

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Escape rooms give health care students a safe place to get things wrong phys.org/news/2026-10-rooms-… #EscapeRooms #GameBasedLearning #FreedomtoFail

Escape rooms give health care students a safe place to get things wrong

The buzzer goes off. Three occupational therapy students are convinced they have worked out what should happen to their patient next. They are wrong.

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Improving #DigitalSkills for older adults: a game-based approach nature.com/articles/s41599-0… #DigitialSkills #GameBasedLearning

Improving digital skills for older adults: a game-based approach

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Improving digital skills for older adults: a game-based approach

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How digital #games helped neurodivergent pupils focus cordis.europa.eu/article/id/… #GameBasedLearning

How digital games helped neurodivergent pupils focus

An EU-funded digital platform was created to help children with neurodevelopmental disorders overcome learning barriers. It kept children...

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Rolling the dice on #innovative teaching news.louisville.edu/news/rol… #TTRPG #DungeonsAndDragons #GameBasedLearning

Rolling the dice on innovative teaching

June 16, 2026 | Educator Adam Watson ’05, ’07 doesn’t just play tabletop roleplaying games, he’s using them to engage students and become the main character of Kentucky’s TTRPG-in-education movement

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Video #game helps neurodivergent students succeed - GEARS is a personalized, #GameBasedLearning tool that equips students with #ADHD and learning disabilities to thrive in post-secondary education ucalgary.ca/news/gears-video…
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Research using educational #games to tackle #freshwater challenges in Uganda wins postgraduate award coventry.ac.uk/research/abou… #GameBasedLearning

Research using educational games to tackle freshwater challenges in Uganda wins postgraduate award

A postgraduate researcher whose work is helping to improve awareness of sustainable freshwater management in Uganda through educational games has been recognised as Coventry University’s Postgraduate...

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Scientists invent new board games to reveal how we tackle the unknown phys.org/news/2026-07-playin… #GameBasedLearning #BoardGames

Scientists invent new board games to reveal how we tackle the unknown

Playing board games can be fun, challenging, infuriating and a great way to pass the time. They can also help scientists understand how we solve new problems.

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Learning made fun: Teachers use #LLMs to create #educational #games timesofindia.indiatimes.com/… #GameBasedLearning

Learning made fun: Teachers use LLMs to create educational games

Chennai: For teachers, AI large language models (LLMs) must not be a mere information platforms that perform administrative tasks, but to change classroom pedagogy and help students learn more...

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Researchers test video game as #anxiety treatment for teens medicalxpress.com/news/2026-… #VideoGame #GameBasedLearning

Researchers test video game as anxiety treatment for teens

For many teenagers, anxiety is more than occasional stress or nerves. It can make school feel overwhelming, strain friendships and turn everyday situations into something that feels unmanageable.

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USF students learn real-life scenarios through innovative classroom #game usf.edu/health/public-health… #GameBasedLearning

USF students learn real-life scenarios through innovative classroom game

University of South Florida

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Article = Greenness challenge: a game based learning approach for sustainable analytical #chemistry #education nature.com/articles/s41598-0… #AnalyticalChemistry #GreenChemistry #GameBasedLearning

Greenness challenge: a game based learning approach for sustainable analytical chemistry education

Scientific Reports - Greenness challenge: a game based learning approach for sustainable analytical chemistry education

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7 Board and Card Games You Already Own That Secretly Teach #Math prodigygame.com/main-en/blog… #CardGame #GameBasedLearning

7 Board and Card Games You Already Own That Secretly Teach Math

7 board and card games you already own, like Monopoly, Yahtzee, and Uno, and the simple twist that turns each one into real math practice.

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