Curious Saturday: Get ready to level up your learning game!
Video games have a natural ability to captivate our attention and track our progress towards specific objectives. Kris Alexander, a video game design expert and avid gamer, believes that these same elements can be harnessed in traditional education to cater to diverse learning styles and engage students worldwide, whether in-person or online.
With their dynamic blend of audio, text, video, and interactivity, video games are a potent tool for intensifying focus. And Kris knows firsthand – he earned his PhD studying the impact of these elements on gameplay. Now, he’s on a mission to bring the power of video games to the classroom and beyond. So, whether you’re a seasoned gamer or a curious learner, get ready to unlock your potential and achieve your goals with the help of video game-inspired education.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kris_alexander_how_video_games_can_level_up_the_way_you_learn/c
