"Serious gaming" might sound like an oxymoron, but for a number of professors it’s a pretty important business. Some academics say educational video games are particularly well-suited to teaching negotiation skills and military tactics—fields for which real-life lessons could easily cause embarrassment or injury. (The Globe and Mail)
For more on the academic applications of video games, see an article from The Chronicle by Scott Carlson.



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