Video games are part of everyday life for people all over the world. In the media, games are often criticized as being addictive, promoting violence and simply being a waste of time. But what if games could be used for positive, important learning?

Research finds that games teach us a wide variety of skills and have the potential to be effective educational tools. Despite this, educational video games are often shallow, lacking in gameplay and storyline, and most importantly – they are no fun to play! So why are educational video games so boring? What do we need to change to get it right? [This is a video podcast, check out the video here:https://youtu.be/lYis64jgw4M.] In this episode, we answer the question, is time spent on gaming just wasted time or is there a place for video games within education?

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