Our Education System: the Solutions Solution #2: the Education Game |
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| Author:
| Atkinson, David |
| Series title: | Our Education System Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5351-8308-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $5.49 |
Book Description:
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People spend billions of dollars on video games annually, and many play the games for multiple hours each day. However, none of the top ten best-selling games are related to education. Why is this? How could we make a game that is both enthralling and educational? This booklet discusses the need to re-focus education funds from various sources--including philanthropy--into creating an education game that can compete on the open market with the likes of top-selling action games. It then...
More DescriptionPeople spend billions of dollars on video games annually, and many play the games for multiple hours each day. However, none of the top ten best-selling games are related to education. Why is this? How could we make a game that is both enthralling and educational? This booklet discusses the need to re-focus education funds from various sources--including philanthropy--into creating an education game that can compete on the open market with the likes of top-selling action games. It then explains why we should focus the money here, how to create the game, what it should be like, what it would cost, and what it could cover. Other books by this author:- Our Education System: The Challenges- Our Education System: The Solutions Solution #1: Education Badges Instead of Grades and GPA- Our Education System: The Solutions Solution #3: The United States Education AcademyDavid Atkinson earned his Master of Education from Harvard University. He will attend law school in the fall of 2016 and focus on education and poverty law.