Omar, great post. I love how you also played this game and learned from it. You mention, “While playing the game, once I received a badge, I took a moment to read the description of each one and understand how it works in mainstream media.” This is exactly the point of this game. The game was teaching you something throughout and it made that badge a learning opportunity and incentive to learn more. When I played, that was the first time I noticed that I was being TAUGHT something. This is where adding these tools to education can lead to a huge boost in motivation and investment from learners. I am glad you enjoyed the game and your comments truly make me want to create these types of activities for my own learners. It has been wonderful working with you and learning from your insight.
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