Educational Games

Educational games for students are games specifically created to teach or reinforce specific skills or knowledge. Because of their interactive format and quicker feedback cycles, they can be more fun and engaging than traditional learning methods. Modern educational games typically mimic the formats and tropes of video games, engaging digital native students in a familiar medium.

By incorporating educational content into a more interactive and engaging format, educational games are more likely to capture a student’s attention and increase their motivation. A video game format also gives a level of autonomy to the student, allowing them to learn at their own pace. This means the student won’t get discouraged if they’re behind the curve, or bored if they’re ahead.

Creating online educational games used to be quite difficult, but now, using the Drimify games creation platform makes the execution quick and easy. You select the appropriate pre-made game engine(s) for your learning game, customise the copy, graphics, and settings to your needs, then publish and distribute. Your dashboard allows you to monitor student performance in real time.

A serious game is designed around a serious purpose as opposed to being purely for entertainment. An educational game is designed with a specific learning objective in mind, but combines that objective with an element of fun to aid the learning process. The only real difference is contextual: serious games are used in business, or to influence public opinion, educational games are used in education.

Game-based learning (GBL) is the practice of using a programme of games to teach, whereas an educational game is a single experience created to teach or reinforce specific learning outcomes. An educational game can make up a component of a programme of GBL, but GBL is not limited to educational games. GBL could include commercial games, or other activities using game mechanics.