Stories about learning games

Stories tagged learning games

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   Game tutorials that teach without telling: what works

   A study of 45,000 players found tutorials only paid off in complex games. What research says about teaching through play, hints and the first hour.

   Mourad Hamdi · 5 min read

   
2. 02

   Playing games with your grandchildren: why it is worth it

   Research on intergenerational play finds real benefits for both generations when the game is chosen well. What the studies show, and how to make it work.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 5 min read

   
3. 03

   Do puzzles build children’s executive function? The evidence

   Executive function underpins planning and self-control. What studies say puzzles and games can and cannot do for children, and how to play in ways that help.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 6 min read

   
4. 04

   When a game teaches curiosity without a lecture

   How interactive systems can invite experimentation, and what MIT’s maker-learning work suggests about putting agency before explanation.

   Mourad Hamdi · 8 min read

   

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