Month: November 2020

The first Educational Game: A flight simulator

November 13, 2020

Ed Link built the first flight simulator in 1927.  The US patent office declared it a ā€œnovel  amusement deviceā€.  In 1934, 9 Army Corps pilots died in a three week period. At the time, there was a 1 in  10 chance that a pilot trainee would die in training. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt called…
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Experiential Learning: Discovering and experiencing ideas for yourself when playing video games

November 6, 2020

A problem for learningĀ  Learning is tough. Student performance is based upon their ability to remember andĀ  apply what is learned. Learning is hard because our brain chemistry resists change,Ā  unless the brain deems information important enough to remember for its survival. TheĀ  brain determines importance based on context and relevance, found in the way…
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