Games-Based Learning

Learning games has again been highlighted in another news article TrainingZONE.co.uk. An article by Terry Hurley, managing director of ITI Techmedia, looks at the growth of games-based learning.

In his article entitled "Games-Based Learning – Tomorrow’s Training Today?", he says
"Games-based learning isn’t a new concept. For years, the military and aerospace industries have used video game style simulations to train soldiers and pilots, where real-world environments or locations may be unavailable or dangerous. While there are differences between military simulations and games-based learning, the concept and rationale are essentially the same.

Games-based learning motivates and engages learners in a more creative manner than traditional classroom-based learning. Games can even be personalised to ensure the user is taught the relevant learning skills suited to them.

Today, approximately 70% of European companies now use some form of multimedia in their training, and researchers expect that to increase to 80% in the next couple of years."

Instead of one style suiting all and all following the same time frame, it is quite clear that learning games are more effective.