Video Games for Mathematics Education: They Will Soon Get Better

  • Video Games for Mathematics Education: They Will Soon Get Better

    Date: Apr 15, 2011
    Event: 2011 Annual Meeting Indianapolis
    Speaker: Keith Devlin

    A number of math-educational video games are available. Most focus on basic skills and are little more that a forced marriage of video games to traditional pedagogy. As our experience with the genre increases, we can expect to see some genuinely innovative new educational games. What pedagogic and design principles are educational video game developers currently following? How will they affect the way we teach?