Game-based learning may take various forms—purposeful play in the classroom, game-like approaches to curriculum design, even school-sponsored esports competitions. Whatever it looks like on the surface, introducing games to the educational arena has the power to create deep connections to the classroom and forge learning habits that endure throughout one's life.
In the stories featured below, we explore how game-based pedagogy has taken shape in schools over the past half-century and what impact games may have on the future of learning.