Obama Supports Game-Based Learning

Mon, Feb 18, 2013

Obama has been very open about his enjoyment of games.

President Obama has recently called for an investigation to determine whether games and media can initiate violence. After recent tragedies, the President has proclaimed it would be irresponsible not to collect more data on the subject. However, it is well known that the President is a fan of games and, during a public conversation with Google+ about his February 14th State of the Union Address, he indicated his support of game-based learning. We might go as far as to say he was calling for more game-based learning in schools.

Summary from Gamasutra

Fireside Hangout with Google+ on YouTube

This post was written by:

Robert O. Duncan - who has written 14 posts on CUNY Games Network.

I'm an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences at City University of New York, with joint appointments in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. I also have an appointment as a Visiting Scholar at New York University. My research interests include cognitive neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging, glaucoma, neurodegenerative disorders, attention, learning, memory, educational technology, pedagogy, and developing games for education.

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