JJ Worrall writes that “Games-based learning must tailor cost to austere times, education experts warned”.   Austerity is now influencing the purchase of educational games;

“While calling herself a “massive advocate” for using computer games in the classroom, Dr Whitton, from Manchester Metropolitan University, says: “There’s a lot of rhetoric in games-based learning where games have to be these high-end, commercial quality games. We don’t need to spend lots of money to have an effective platform for learning.”

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http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/games-based-learning-must-tailor-cost-to-austere-times-education-experts-warned-1.1417898