Video Game Design for Learning to Learn

Over the past 20 years, proposal that immersive media, such as video games, can be leveraged to enhance brain plasticity and learning has been put test. This expanding literature highlights extraordinary power of games a potential medium train functions, but also remaining challenges must addressed in developing truly deliver terms objectives. Such include need to: (1) Maintain high motivation given typically requires long-term training regimens, (2) Ensure content or skills learned are indeed mastered face many possible distractions, (3) Produce knowledge transfer beyond proximal Game design elements have proposed support these objectives reviewed, along with underlying psychological constructs rest upon. A discussion pitfalls is included, well paths forward consistently ensure impact.