Here's a sketch animation video. If you'd like to learn more, check out the blog post at http://www.spencerauthor.com/game-bas.... Transcript: Game-based learning is an immersive experience, where students master learning targets through gameplay. Unlike a review game, game-based learning introduces new ideas and concepts through a virtual environment. These games might be online but they can also be physical and hands-on. The following are seven benefits of game-based learning. 1. Game-based learning boosts engagement by asking students to make decisions, pursue a goal, and check their own progress. 2. When this happens, the information sticks and students experience higher retention of the content. 3. These immersive games can help students make connections between concepts and ideas. They see learning as interconnected. 4. Here, students bridge abstract and concrete. It’s a way to teach concepts and systems that might seem opaque and distant in a way that is visual and experiential. In some cases, they take on specialized roles and build empathy by taking on the role of characters. 5. With game-based learning, information is more accessible because students at all levels can participate in the process. There’s a low barrier of entry. 6. When this happens, students engage in critical thinking; especially in the debrief process after the game. 7. But there’s something else. Games are fun. And when students engage in game-based learning they begin to fall in love with the subject and the content and the ideas. They realize that it is intrinsically rewarding to geek out on learning. And that takes them one step closer to being lifelong learners.