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5 Excellent Digital Games for Teaching Empathy

Like most human-made scenarios, the K-12 classroom is a high-stakes environment for social development. As we’ve often said, game-based learning excels in certain key areas, and the ability to simulate high-stakes situations is one of those superpowers. Digital games offer an exceptional sandbox for students to practice critical interpersonal skills like empathy and conflict resolution…

// Brandon Pittser

Research Roundup: The Impact of Digital Play on Social-Emotional Development

Happy Monday everyone! Today we’re going to talk about cognitive wellness and learning. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and so we’re turning our minds to explore how structured digital play supports social-emotional skills in professional environments. Corporate trainers and educational publishers alike are actively leveraging interactive tools to build vital emotional intelligence and workforce…

// Brandon Pittser

april roundup: game-based learning across contexts

Throughout April, we explored how interactive digital experiences apply targeted frameworks to solve distinct educational challenges. Across five posts, we examined the use of virtual environments for vocational training, discussed the concept of cognitive satiety, highlighted a new civics game, reviewed console-based family learning, and explored localized environmental simulations. Join us on an end-of-month tour…

// Brandon Pittser

Game-based Learning for Environmental Awareness

Happy Monday, Filafriends! Today, we consider the environment, and the fact that it’s pretty much all we have. It’s an asset that requires preservation and conservation, and so today we’re highlighting game-based learning solutions that address those very topics. Lately, we’re seeing fresh and original approaches in this space, particularly with regard to educational games…

// Brandon Pittser

Building Data Literacy Through Game-Based Agency

Data literacy is a non-negotiable competency for the modern workforce. While our recent update on artificial intelligence and education explored how learners prompt generative models, it’s equally important to address the foundational skills required to evaluate their work. As luck would have it, game-based learning delivers the exact mechanisms needed to build true data fluency.…

// Brandon Pittser

Five Great Games for Learning on the Go

Whether you’re commuting to work, waiting for an appointment, or just kinda bored, who can resist the siren’s song of the smartphone? It’s right there, in your hand, like a little window into an endless world of entertainment and dopamine extraction schemes. I know I’m certainly not immune. This is why I’ve started using the…

// Brandon Pittser
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