Practical Insights on Games for Development

Edutainment is Better Behavior Change with Radio and Mobile Phones

Edutainment is Better Behavior Change with Radio and Mobile Phones

Published on: Dec 11 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Edutainment is powerful. Nollywood proves we can use edutainment for behavior change. Yet we don’t often use multi-channel communication to empower audiences...
Applying Game-Based Learning During COVID-19 Digital Response

Applying Game-Based Learning During COVID-19 Digital Response

Published on: Jan 28 2021 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Game-based learning using serious computer games has a huge potential to overcome challenges faced by teachers and trainers in low-income countries. Not only does...
4 Ways to Use Fortnite in Digital Development

4 Ways to Use Fortnite in Digital Development

Published on: Oct 04 2018 by Adam Fivenson - Comments Off on 4 Ways to Use Fortnite in Digital Development
Fortnite—a free, online multiplayer video game—has amassed more than 125 million players worldwide during the mere 14 months since it debuted in July 2017. The...
Please RSVP Now: Can Mobile Games Improve Development Outcomes in Southeast Asia?

Please RSVP Now: Can Mobile Games Improve Development Outcomes in Southeast Asia?

Published on: Apr 13 2015 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Please RSVP Now: Can Mobile Games Improve Development Outcomes in Southeast Asia?
Look around most Southeast Asian cities, and you’ll soon notice one thing they all have in common: lots of people playing games on their mobile phones. But...
How to Leverage Online Games for Social Impact

How to Leverage Online Games for Social Impact

Published on: Oct 30 2013 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How to Leverage Online Games for Social Impact
Games have been a point of contention in the education technology field for well over a decade, but thanks to the raw determination of Henry Jenkins, James Gee,...
Five Factors in Good Software Game Design for the Developing World

Five Factors in Good Software Game Design for the Developing World

Published on: Dec 05 2011 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Five Factors in Good Software Game Design for the Developing World
I am “Haridas Maruthur Sreelakshmi and I am studying the considerable interest and debate over the past decade on the role of games in education and on using...