Game-Based Learning and the Future of Education
BY ERIN SAINT-HILAIRE
Steve Isaacs can recall his first experience with game-based learning. It took place in his high school economics class with a stock market simulation game—all paper and pencil at the time. Isaacs and his classmates were given a certain amount of imaginary money to invest and make trades on a weekly basis and follow their investment portfolio.
“I loved learning about the stock market that way,” said Isaacs (M.S.’07, Education, Online Teaching and Learning). “I learned more in that experience than I would’ve from a textbook without a doubt.”
Looking back, Isaacs believes this introduction to game-based learning at a young age had a profound impact on the work he does today. Currently, Isaacs is the Education Program Manager at Epic Games where he provides resources for educators and students to learn and engage with industry standard interactive 3D tools including Fortnite Creative, Unreal Engine and Twinmotion. With these real-time 3D creation tools, the company is able to provide training and lesson plans for content areas including language arts, science, career and technical education, broadcasting, and video game design.
Of course, game-based learning has come a long way since the days of pen and paper games and The Oregon Trail computer program, says Isaacs.
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