The Foundational Principles of Game-based Learning

Describe the psychological foundation for Digital Game-Based Learning

• Games are a complex genre of learning environments that cannot be understood by taking only one perspective of learning

• Games are not too complex that learning environments can create a better understanding of all the perspectives of DGBL

• DGBL is way too complex for a student to understand so there really is no benefit to the student.

• Games are complex environments that can understand many different perspectives of learning types.

What produces student engagement in Digital Game-based Learning?

• Motivation

• Exciting

• Fun

• Educational

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What is the Goal of Game-Based Learning? Hint: It has something to do with psychological principles,

Extra Credit! Watch the video and tell me what is "The Magic Circle?"

• It is when and where games are being played and old meanings are generated.

• The magic circle is the place that we enter when we begin playing games.

• This is not a unique way of learning; however, there are “correct” ways to play in the magic circle. The magic circle exists to provide a way to develop the scenario between the real and imagined worlds.

Please describe in your own words why you would use DGBL in your classroom?

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