Talk about an A for effort. A middle school teacher is being praised online for using a widely popular historical-fiction video game to teach ancient Greek history in an engaging and immersive way.

The special school teacher, from Sheffield ... there is kind of a moment where games can have this success. "Our charity, the National Video Game Museum, believe video games are for everyone.

This one that looks at literature by way of video games was approved by the teacher’s district school board and parent council recently, and for the past 2 years it has been in development.

Doyle recognizes that there is a lot of stigma around video games “rotting your brain” – but she said they can do the opposite. Teacher Amy Doyle spoke at PAX East about implementing gaming into ...

When we look at educational video games, many struggle to make a similar impact. The reason is a mix of challenges for teachers and difficulties in game design. Educational games are a big ...

Parents and teachers often wonder how to get those children to practice. Some video games explicitly teach reading skills, but mainstream games are also useful. A screenshot from Reader Rabbit 1st ...

Another TikToker commented that they would have loved history much more had it been approached with video games and excitement in school and the teacher wrote back: "History is just one big story ...