Best practices in digital design often prioritize seamless user experiences – intuitive interfaces, frictionless onboarding, and uninterrupted progress are the hallmarks of the modern digital interactive. Yet, a frictionless experience becomes a liability when we shift our focus from software utility to actual human cognition. Smooth, guided tutorials guarantee task completion, but they rarely ensure…

A review of current trends in game-based learning suggests that the industry is moving away from the novelty of play and toward the utility of systems and of course, impact! While that might sound like dull or perhaps even grim tidings, this sounds like good news to us. Instead of debating whether games can teach,…