{"id":5937,"date":"2015-10-31T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=5937"},"modified":"2015-10-31T09:00:33","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T15:00:33","slug":"worth-sharing-lists-of-great-serious-games-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/10\/31\/worth-sharing-lists-of-great-serious-games-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth Sharing: Lists of Great Serious Games Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5726\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ID-100283345-300x2251-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ID-100283345-300x2251\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love lists, so lists of lists have to be even better, right? This one is. Posted on the \u00a0LinkedIn GLS (<a class=\"group-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/grp\/home?gid=1794817\">Games + Learning + Society<\/a>)\u00a0Forum\u00a0by <strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=AAUAAAa6IC8BwuOAdMWkPhZMknPoC8Ymi4WTeVI&amp;trk=groups-post-b-author\">Anuar Andres Lequerica<\/a>. <\/strong>Re-posted here with permission.<\/p>\n<p>Many serious games databases are just list of games but there&#8217;s not a sense of which ones are good. After years of reviewing and searching, I can recommend these lists\/databases:<\/p>\n<p>-First Place<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/redir\/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsteamcommunity%2Ecom%2Fgroups%2FExtraCreditsEDU%23curation&amp;urlhash=uQKx&amp;_t=tracking_anet\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/groups\/ExtraCreditsEDU#curation<\/a><br \/>\n(the ExtraCredits team is composed of gamers that analyse and reflect on games very intelligently).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/redir\/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocubase%2Emit%2Eedu%2Fplaylist%2Fdocumentary-games%2F&amp;urlhash=41BS&amp;_t=tracking_anet\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/docubase.mit.edu\/playlist\/documentary-games\/<\/a><br \/>\n(a terrific list from the MIT Game Lab).<\/p>\n<p>-Second Place<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/redir\/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egraphite%2Eorg%2Ftop-picks%23%2Ftop-picks&amp;urlhash=_sV_&amp;_t=tracking_anet\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.graphite.org\/top-picks#\/top-picks<\/a><br \/>\n(Graphite\/Common Sense Media have a huge games-for-learning database but most of their reviewers seem to not be gamers, so I get the sense that they don&#8217;t review the games very deeply).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/redir\/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etotemlearning%2Ecom%2Ftotemspoll%2Ftop-ten-serious-games-in-politics&amp;urlhash=yK0Y&amp;_t=tracking_anet\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.totemlearning.com\/totemspoll\/top-ten-serious-games-in-politics<\/a><br \/>\n(Good list , although I don&#8217;t recognize some of the games.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/redir\/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgamesandimpact%2Eorg%2Fgames%2F&amp;urlhash=xm1n&amp;_t=tracking_anet\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/gamesandimpact.org\/games\/<\/a><br \/>\n(Another good database, with guides on how to increase learning for each game.)<\/p>\n<p>Let me (<a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=AAUAAAa6IC8BwuOAdMWkPhZMknPoC8Ymi4WTeVI&amp;trk=groups-post-b-author\">Anuar Andres Lequerica<\/a>)\u00a0know if you have found any great lists\/databases of games-for-learning.<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-5937'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5937);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5937);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(5937);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>I love lists, so lists of lists have to be even better, right? This one is. Posted on the \u00a0LinkedIn GLS (Games + Learning + Society)\u00a0Forum\u00a0by Anuar Andres Lequerica. Re-posted here with permission. Many serious games databases are just list &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/10\/31\/worth-sharing-lists-of-great-serious-games-lists\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,9,376,12,369,396,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-educational-technology","category-game-reviews","category-games","category-higher-education","category-serious-games","category-teaching-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1xL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6750,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/03\/whats-the-difference-between-serious-games-educational-games-and-game-based-learning\/","url_meta":{"origin":5937,"position":0},"title":"What&#8217;s the difference between serious games, educational games, and game-based learning?","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"February 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This question keeps coming up. Here's a handy table to help. This is an updated version of the table I created back in 2015. Note: This image is not to be posted anywhere or re-used without my written permission. Citation: Becker, K. (Feb 3, 2018).\u00a0What's the difference between serious games,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2-1024x758.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2-1024x758.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2-1024x758.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5760,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/09\/25\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-new-infographic-but-still-wrong\/","url_meta":{"origin":5937,"position":1},"title":"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification : New Infographic, but still wrong.","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"September 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This same group (Upside Learning) posted a very similar infographic back in June. Although a few things have been changed, the table they present to show the differences is identical to the one they published in June. Sadly, it may be simplified, but it's still as wrong now as it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/game-gbl-gamification-1024x8201.png?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6754,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/04\/whats-the-difference-between-serious-games-educational-games-and-game-based-learning-episode-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":5937,"position":2},"title":"What\u2019s the difference between serious games, educational games, and game-based learning? Episode 2","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"February 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently posted a table explaining the differences between games, serious games, educational, games, GBL, etc. \u00a0 I thought a concrete example might help to understand the distinctions. Say we are using\u00a0The Parable of the Polygons\u00a0to help a high school class learn about diversity. This is a wonderful little game\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/game-gbl-gamification-2.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4821,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/21\/games-vs-game-based-learning-vs-gamification-my-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":5937,"position":3},"title":"Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification &#8211; My Version","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to the other day's post about the differences between these terms, I have produced my own table outlining the differences. You'll notice mine is a little more complex. That's because the differences are more complex than the original one implied. Note: This image is not to be posted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/book\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"game-gbl-gamification","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/game-gbl-gamification1-1024x820.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2767,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/09\/13\/theories-of-games-and-interaction-for-design-2-education-vs-learning\/","url_meta":{"origin":5937,"position":4},"title":"Theories of Games and Interaction for Design (2: Education vs Learning)","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"September 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a re-posting of my reflection for the first course of the Graduate Certificate Program in Serious Game Design and Research at Michigan State University. Please note: these posts are not intended as any kind of commentary on or assessment of the course I'm taking, or its instructor, OR\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sg-taxonomy-1024x535.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sg-taxonomy-1024x535.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sg-taxonomy-1024x535.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":826,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2010\/06\/22\/attention-educators-serious-games-is-not-equal-to-educational-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":5937,"position":5},"title":"Attention Educators: Serious Games is NOT equal to Educational Games","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 22, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is Ben Sawyer's latest talk - a Google Tech Talk If you are one of those people who believes that Serious Games is synonymous with Educational Games, you should watch this. 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