Resonant Games Design Principles for Learning Games that Connect Hearts, Minds, and the Everyday

• Main Author: Klopfer, Eric (auth)
• Other Authors: Haas, Jason (auth), Osterweil, Scot (auth), Rosenheck, Louisa (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2018
• Series: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning
• Subjects: Educational visits & field trips; Computer games / online games: strategy guides; education; videogame design; constructivist; pedagogy; design philosophy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Principles for designing educational games that integrate content and play and create learning experiences connecting to many areas of learners' lives. Too often educational videogames are narrowly focused on specific learning outcomes dictated by school curricula and fail to engage young learn...