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Lessons from 'Spider-Man': How video games could change college science education

  • Written by Aaron W. Harrison, Teaching and Research Fellow, Chapman University
The new 'Spider-Man' video game isn't just fun and games – it's also science.Marvel / Insomniac Games

Like many people over the holidays, I spent some time – maybe too much – playing one of the most popular and best reviewed video games of 2018: “Spider-Man.”

While I thought I’d be taking a break from chemistry...

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