Designing a learning game can be tricky; you need to carefully balance several items to ensure success. To help with this process, ask yourself three key questions.
#1: What Do You Want the Player to Learn?
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This might seem like a simple question, but the learning goal often becomes lost in the desire to produce a fun or interesting game. The goal of a learning game is not fun—it’s learning. You need to be as clear as possible about what you expect the learning outcome of the