2.1.2025 From an imaginary world into the classroom. What is the benefit of roleplaying games in education? Rolling dice and calculating distances that are required to plunge and arrow into a well poisoning madmen isn’t something people would expect happening in a formal education setting. However, a study shows that incorporating play behavior into curriculum has notable, yet understudied benefits in classrooms. #roleplayinggames #education #gameresearch Game Research Highlights
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28.7.2020 How gaming could reduce bias and connect us Research suggests that gaming can be used as an effective tool to reduce bias. Game Research Highlights
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22.2.2017 Teaching German Literature Through Larp Edu-larps may be just the thing for making German Studies more hands-on. Game Research Highlights
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