ERG--the Energy Resources Game--is a computer based game which explores questions regarding regional energy supply and demand, such as population and economic growth goals; acceptable levels of dependence on imported energy; and acceptable levels of environmental impact. (JA)

This is a description of an introductory graduate course on the selection and use of audiovisual materials which was presented as a semester-long simulation game with a primary objective of switching the responsibility for learning from the teacher to the student. (JA)

A number of characteristics of card games that enable them to contribute to education are discussed. Areas of education where card games may be particularly relevant are identified, and rules of thumb for developing such games for instruction are presented. (Author)

This article attempts to explore the relation of input complexity and performance criteria in a one-person game. (JA)

Strategies for winning in the game of NIM are discussed and explained through applying a base 2 representation for the numbers involved. (DT)

This article reports on a selected number of the findings which resulted from a game-building experience of a gaming project. (MM)

In this article the staple classroom learning activities and techniques are examined exploring the following hypothesis: If the learner cannot be wooed into an activity to the extent that he actually plays it as a game, the activity is not appropriate for that particular learner and should be replaced. (Author)

These authentic games were prepared for "Instructor by students at the State University College of Arts and Science at Buffalo, New York.

Discusses the use of lightly controlled games, primarily in classes in game theory. Considers the value of such games from the viewpoint of both teaching and experimentation and discusses context; control; pros and cons of games in teaching; experimental games; and games in class, including cooperative game theory. (Author/LRW)

Uses game theory to help practitioners make decisions about educational games, simulations, or workshops whose outcomes depend to some extent on chance. Highlights include principles for making decisions involving risk; elementary laws of probability; utility theory; and principles for making decisions involving uncertainty. (eight references)…

Efforts to merge popular digital games with education seem to rev up with every new generation of technology. The latest came last October, when game developers, researchers, and educators came together in a meeting to explore whether digital games' powerful attraction for young people could be used to pull them deeper into academic learning.…

Research driving the mandates of the current education reform law, No Child Left Behind, indicates a 300% increase during the last 10 years in students being labeled with specific learning disabilities. In addition there has been a dramatic increase in the number of minority students labeled as having learning and emotional disabilities (U.S.…