According to the article, Educational gaming is catching on, especially in science class, by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the purpose of this is to save a lake in Wisconsin from recurring pollution. To skirt this environmental crisis, users must do digital game stunts, and travel through time, or even talk to animals. Robert Bohanan, an outreach program manager, imitates lake ecosystems and reaches more students than he could with usual teaching materials. A couple years ago, many teachers deflected the ability to see the role of digital games in education. Now, however, it seems that the teachers are opening up to the idea. Even though specialists are still gathering enough evidence about how effective gaming will be, there are quite a few studies that hint at the potential of these games being able to help students learn science, and not just to memorize
According to the article, Educational gaming is catching on, especially in science class, by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the purpose of this is to save a lake in Wisconsin from recurring pollution. To skirt this environmental crisis, users must do digital game stunts, and travel through time, or even talk to animals. Robert Bohanan, an outreach program manager, imitates lake ecosystems and reaches more students than he could with usual teaching materials. A couple years ago, many teachers deflected the ability to see the role of digital games in education. Now, however, it seems that the teachers are opening up to the idea. Even though specialists are still gathering enough evidence about how effective gaming will be, there are quite a few studies that hint at the potential of these games being able to help students learn science, and not just to memorize