Games and Gamification

A YouTube channel about video games in a general sense: how they’re created, what they mean, and how they can be utilized to elicit learning and impact outside of the game itself.

Mindshift’s Guide to Games and Learning is a classic – this site is jam-packed with high-quality stories, videos, and interviews from leading experts in the game-based learning

An article from the University of Waterloo's Centre for Teaching Excellence that explains the difference between gamification and game-based learning

An excellent blog post that explains describes the process of applying game-related principles — particularly those relating to user experience and engagement — to non-game contexts such as education.

The Gamification Research Network (GRN) is a communication hub for researchers and students interested in studying the use of game design in non-game contexts, otherwise known as gamification, gameful design, or applied gaming.

This article explains some of the benefits of tabletop roleplaying games in the classroom, and provides tips on how to incorporate them successfully with your class.

When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn

A free eBook that explores the use of games in classroom learning

This Arizona professor is influential in the game-based learning space and gives a concise overview of why video games are incredibly effective learning tools.

Katie Salen offers a look inside the ground-breaking school in New York City that she co-founded, Quest to Learn. The school uses core principles of game design as a framework to help students become lifelong learners and design thinkers.

Dr. Chris Haskell graduated high school with a 1.61 GPA and later earned his Ph.D. in education. He is focused on helping students discover their natural love for learning through gamified objectives and mechanisms designed to evoke critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration

Education and game developer, Lucien Vattel wants to transform the traditional idea of “school” into an interactive, digital ecosystem where students can immerse themselves in concepts like STEM through hands-on game-based learning activities.

More great advice on how to run TTRPGs with a classroom most successfully, with expertise from game designer Michael Low.