ntegrating aspects of education into online games can be a difficult task for many game developers and publishers. A brief list below helps identify some of the advantages of integrating educational values and ideas into online games;
Students engage in authentic learning, by exploring a wide range of topics and issues portrayed in society.
Students visualise data and make informative decisions based on what is presented, furthermore students are able to identify common misconceptions.
Students engage with peers in both the classroom and/or virtual world in order to solve common problems presented.
Students identify new techniques and strategies which encourage learning through the use of technology.
Students discover and establish connections between in game and real world elements to construct meaning.
Students explore features which may be otherwise impossible in the real world, due to legal issues, department budgets and so on.
Students develop aspects of literacy in addition to numeracy while engaging cohesively in a collaborative environment.
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