“Are serious games the classroom tool of the future? Is the future already here? The tablet classroom may have once been the stuff of science fiction, but modern developments in technology and brain science may have come together to create a massive change in the way we think about education.”
The University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing, in collaboration with a medical technology company and the Minnesota Hospital Association, is developing and enhancing a suite of “serious games”—interactive, web-based games that will accelerate learning in real-life scenarios.
via The serious side of gaming : UMNews : University of Minnesota.
LOS ANGELES – Aug. 23, 2012 – The serious games market is already a multi-billion dollar industry, growing at a slow, but steady pace as games and simulations designed for education and training purposes gain acceptance, according to research studies by Ambient Insight Research and Interpret, revealed today at the Serious Play Conference.
via Serious games now $2 to $10 billion industry – Hypergrid Business.
