Four schools in the UK will play host to a £300,000 joint research venture between gaming company EA and an IT research firm NESTA Futurelab.  The study will investigate the viability of video games as an educational tool.  While the project is still in the phase of choosing which games will be used, the team has already made it clear that it hopes to see students improve in skills such as “problem-solving, resilience, persistence and collaboration.”  They should add to that list “turtle-bouncing, princess-rescuing, and leveling-up.”

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