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Why video game mechanics work, and how they’re used to engage online learners

Growth Engineering

Online learning can often end up becoming a box-ticking exercise where you simply click through slides without taking anything in. It’s too easy, and so it’s fails to stimulate the brain into action. Learning games are able to add some element of challenge. To do this, we’ll look at the 2002 game Metroid Prime.

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