The July/August 2010 Engage Learning Newsletter is now available.
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NASA is releasing a multi-player game called Moonbase Alpha, wherein players assume the role of a moon exploration team member living in a lunar settlement.

Gamers will have to get used to running with a moon-bounce loping gait while wearing a bulky moon suit — atypical for first-person video game missions. You can [...]

Two new documents have been added and made available as part of the EU funded Engage Learning project.
Engage GBL Tools
Help document for integrating Game Based Learning in the classroom
This handbook was created with the aim of helping teachers in integrating game based learning in the classroom by acting as a user guide on game [...]

New research on gaming design and brain plasticity offers more perspectives on educational gaming. Playing action video games on a regular basis can alter a player’s attention skills.
As video games continue to permeate our culture, schools and students are increasingly interested in using video games for learning. This interest has prompted universities and neurologists to explore [...]