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Playing a science-based video game? It might be all wrong

  • Written by Alex Leith, Doctoral Candidate in Media and Information Studies, Michigan State University

You look down from the sky, manipulating the world and seeing how it responds to your changes. You are able to alter vegetation and climate while watching their effects on the surrounding organisms. In this way, and many others, digital games provide excellent opportunities for players to learn about complicated subjects, including the concept of...

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