{"id":170711,"date":"2011-04-21T21:18:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T04:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/project\/games-for-learning\/"},"modified":"2016-06-16T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T23:32:38","slug":"games-for-learning","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/project\/games-for-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Games for Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/games4learning270x187.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236527 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/games4learning270x187.png\" alt=\"games4learning270x187\" width=\"270\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>We think differently about games. Instead of disconnected experiences that are difficult to assess, we empower the educator to teach in new ways. Technological innovations drive our research toward building a new platform for education. Instrumentation of the digital and analog worlds of educators, students, administrations, and institutions enables new kinds of longitudinal studies. We engage with the community and advocate within Microsoft to transform the education experience.<\/p>\n\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-2\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-1\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tBackground\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-1\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The way we think of games in learning needs to fundamentally change. Current ideas tend to focus on isolated silos, little experiments, &#8220;edutainment,&#8221; and so on. For instance, someone may design a game that teaches mathematics by shooting down space invaders. There are many problems with this approach:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s difficult to prove there is any kind of knowledge transfer.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s a disconnected experience.<\/li>\n<li>It produces thousands of games across many domains that are hard to maintain, expensive to produce, and difficult to connect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can do better.\u00a0The goal is not to replace the educator, but to empower them to teach in new ways.<\/p>\n<p>Gaming is an innovation that requires a platform in order to succeed.\u00a0We seek to create platforms for assessment, for identity, and for the gameful interactions we want to encourage. This allows researchers, educational application developers, and publishers to focus on what they do best\u2014to create really great interactions and compelling content.<\/p>\n<p>We want to allow the instrumentation of the digital and the analog worlds of educators, students, administrations, and institutions in order to enable\u00a0new kinds of longitudinal studies for education. Educational outcomes can be analyzed. We can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instrument and collect large amounts of data.<\/li>\n<li>Use software to search for patterns and correlations and\u00a0present these to the researcher.<\/li>\n<li>Allow for new kinds of understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Technological innovation is also important. For example, the use of Kinect in education is currently unproven, and we wish to explore this area.\u00a0Preliminary experiments are already being conducted in universities and public schools.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-4\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-3\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCurrent Research\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-3\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-4\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Games for Learning Institute<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/project\/just-press-play\/\">Unified Game Layer for Education\u00a0(Just Press Play)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/project\/one-mouse-per-child\/\">One Mouse Per Child<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/ompc.ing.puc.cl\/\" target=\"_blank\">OMPC Video Games Project<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conferences<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foundations of Digital Games<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (FDG)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.tc.columbia.edu\/creativityconference2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creativity, Play, and Imagination Across Disciplines<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gameshownyc.com\/\">Game Show NYC<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-6\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-6\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tThe Future\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-6\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We have the potential to transform education. The resulting platform which enables these experiences will likely be a substrate that many people won&#8217;t even know exists.\u00a0 Efforts like the Unified Game Layer for Education are a step in this direction.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-8\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-8\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-7\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tRelated Resources\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-7\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-8\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/project\/kodu\/\">Kodu Game Programming Language<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We think differently about games. 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