Thomas Hainey

TL;DR: The findings revealed that playing computer games is linked to a range of perceptual, cognitive, behavioural, affective and motivational impacts and outcomes, and the most frequently occurring outcomes and impacts were knowledge acquisition/content understanding and affective

TL;DR: Future research on digital games would benefit from a systematic programme of experimental work, examining in detail which game features are most effective in promoting engagement and supporting learning.

TL;DR: A systematic review of recent literature addressing engagement in computer games found a diverse range of studies was identified that examined varied aspects of engagement in games including subjective experiences while playing games, the physiological concomitants of these experiences, motives forPlaying games, game usage and time spent playing games and the impact of playing on life satisfaction.

TL;DR: The role that theories and research in psychology have played in understanding the impacts of playing games, the appeal of games and the potential of games in supporting learning and behaviour change is examined.

TL;DR: The studies showed that GBL have been used to teach a variety of subjects to children and young people in PE with mathematics, science, language and social studies being the most popular, however, the analysis shows that more Randomised Controlled Trial studies should be performed comparing GBL to traditional teaching approaches.