As educational games continue to reshape classrooms, questions around accessibility are becoming more urgent – and more complex. Developers and educators alike must navigate a patchwork of federal laws that shape how accessible these tools must be for learners with disabilities. Here’s a breakdown of the major policies that impact accessibility obligations for digital learning…
Designing for accessibility means recognizing that barriers are built, not inherent. In digital learning spaces, the shape of those barriers often comes down to interface decisions, input assumptions, and who gets considered a default user. Recent shifts in the games industry suggest a broader awareness of this responsibility. From open-source sign language datasets to systemic…
The theme of this month’s roundup emerged organically as we dipped our ladle yet again into the surging river of AI updates running through our world. From new forms of free AI access for students to emerging assistive technologies and industry-wide clarion calls for AI education, we’re turning our attention to empowerment. (Not to be…
When done well, game-based learning does more than teach. It creates a space where learners can explore ideas, test boundaries, and try again. This month’s news rounds up smart ways developers and educators are using games to build skills, deepen understanding, and even unlock new research methods. A Mystery That Teaches Method At Forest Hills…
This month’s posts explored how game-based learning is being used to support professional skill development across education, training, and the workplace. From simulation titles rooted in real-world workflows to research-driven insights on communication and flow, each article highlighted a different facet of how games are helping learners build meaningful, applicable skills. Here’s the full roundup.…
They don’t call it “going to play” for a living – but maybe they should. Across industries, employers are finding that the skills honed through play – skills like creative thinking, collaboration, leadership – are exactly the ones needed to meet the demands of a changing workforce. Check out this recent evidence that when it…
What makes some games absorbing to the point that hours slip by unnoticed? For researchers and designers, the answer often lies in flow – a psychological state of full engagement that aligns challenge with skill. In educational games, flow isn’t just a bonus feature. It can be a driver of learning, retention, and emotional well-being.…
In today’s classrooms, the future is the curriculum. Whether students are solving logistics problems, collaborating across continents, or building simulations from scratch, the skills they need tomorrow are already in demand today. That’s where game-based learning comes in. Across industries and age groups, digital games are helping learners practice creativity, communication, critical thinking, and more,…
Some of today’s most engaging professional training tools don’t look like training tools at all. They look like games. But beneath their lush graphics and captivating interfaces, they offer structured, skill-based challenges drawn straight from real-world roles. The best of these simulators recreate tasks and mindsets, whether that’s the precise rhythm of a rail dispatcher’s…
When we talk about future-facing skills, communication is always near the top of the list. Whether you’re negotiating terms in a group project, explaining your reasoning to a teacher, or pitching a creative idea to a client, being able to clearly express what you mean (and mean what you express) is an indispensable skill. But…
