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Games and simulations
Learning by playing and pretending in virtual worlds
Games and simulations allow learners to practice tasks, apply knowledge, and infer principles–all while having fun. With learning games, people can learn from a personal tutor who demonstrates subjects, guides them through their initial efforts, monitors their growing skills, and certifies their mastery.
Games and simulations may provide a complete model of a real-world system or just a rapid-fire series of questions to answer. Games and simulations can be individual Do activities, tests, whole topics, sprawling lessons, and even entire courses.
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