Additional+Resources+and+References

= **Additional Resources** =

If you are interested in learning even more about game-based learning, there are many resources that can help you better understand the importance of this type of learning. Here are some places to start:

[|Institute of Play] Institute of Play is committed to providing resources for 21st century learning. According to their website, the Institute of Play focuses on “games as uniquely engaging systems with the power to develop highly relevant twenty-first-century skills in players, such as systems thinking, risk taking, critical reflection, collaboration, creative problem solving, tenacity, empathy and innovation.”

[|Marc Prensky] Marc Prensky’s work focuses on how to teach and motivate today’s students.

[|James Paul Gee] James Paul Gee is a researcher that has recently focused on the learning principles in video games and how to integrate those learning principles into the learning environment.

[|Texas Games Network] Texas Games Network is an online resource educators, students, and independent game developers. The goal of the site is to share resources and ideas for integrating game-based design and development into the classroom. When you join the site (for free), you can take part in game-based learning seminars, workshops and modules that will provide examples and resources for developing a game-based learning environment.

Education Arcade

Education arcade looks at games that provide authentic learning experiences and students engagement through play. This site was started by researchers at MIT and is a funded, in part, by Microsoft

**__Books Worth Looking Into__** //Digital Game-Based Learning// by Marc Prensky (2001) //“Don’t Bother Me, Mom, I'm Learning!”: How Computer and Video Games Are Preparing Your Kids for 21st Century Success and How You Can Help!// by Marc Prensky (2011) //Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter// by Steven Johnson (2005) //Games and Simulations in Online Learning: Research and Development Frameworks// edited by David Gibson, Clark Aldrich, and Marc Prensky (2006) //The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game// by Lee Sheldon (2011) //Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World// by Jane McGonigal (2011) //Simulations and the Future of Learning: An Innovative (and Perhaps Revolutionary) Approach to e-Learning// by Clark Aldrich (2004) //What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy// by James Paul Gee (2003)

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**NAVIGATION**

**What is Game Based Learning?**
 * Using Games in the Classroom **
 * Advantages of Game-Based Learning **
 * Challenges of Game-Based Learning **
 * Game-Based Learning Conclusion **