If “serious game” sounds like a bit of an oxymoron to you, you’re not using your imagination to its fullest potential. Don’t worry, though – there’s probably a serious game out there that can help you, just as they’re already helping teach people things like flying planes and cutting better deals. A serious game is essentially a subset of education games that tries to emulate a real-world task or concept in a video-game format, essentially giving us a fun, low-consequence way to gain experience. Much like the concept of gamification (think Duolingo, layering game mechanics over a task), serious games are based on the idea… Read more