Chapter 8: Gaming for Graduates — In this chapter, the key messages of the book are summarised: if deployed thoughtfully, games can provide students with opportunities to develop their understanding of taught material and exercise useful skills. link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

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In Chapter 1, established theories of learning (including experiential learning, social learning and mastery learning) are discussed in relation to video games. In this extract, the manifestation of constructivism in games is explored. matthewbarr.co.uk/2019/10/video-…

In Chapter 2, the ideas that underpin so-called ‘graduate attributes’ are explored. In this short excerpt, I begin to examine the links between video games and the development of such attributes. matthewbarr.co.uk/2019/10/gradua…

Chapter 3 details an experimental study wherein students played video games under lab conditions to determine if doing so could improve certain transferable skills. In this excerpt, the games used in the study are described. matthewbarr.co.uk/2019/10/playin…

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In Chapter 4 of 'Graduate Skills and Game-Based Learning' we hear from the students who took part in the game-based study. In this excerpt, students describe how playing video games may develop confidence. matthewbarr.co.uk/2019/10/the-st…

Chapter 5 explores how the empirical data presented in previous chapters connects with established theories of game-based learning. In this excerpt, games' potential to develop players' ethical and social awareness is examined. matthewbarr.co.uk/2019/10/reflec…

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Through interviews with the developers behind commercial titles including Borderlands, Portal and Lara Croft, Chapter 7 explores how such games are designed to exercise certain skills & competencies in players, which may also be valuable beyond the games. matthewbarr.co.uk/2019/10/the-ga…

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Join us at 5pm *today* for the launch of Lab co-director Dr Matthew Barr's book, 'Graduate Skills and Game-Based Learning'. There will be wine, nibbles and some games to play! Event details: gamesandgaming.gla.ac.uk/index.php/2020… Book: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-…

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Great to talk with Violet Berlin Matthew Barr Ian Kikuchi for my feature on the new exhibition at Imperial War Museums War Games – examining the conflict between video games and war metro.co.uk/2022/09/30/war… via Metro