TWITCHSPEED.COM Digital Game-Based Learning

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The subject or content we want to train on is very serious [important, critical, legal, etc.] Won't a game-based approach trivialize it?
Isn't game-based learning frivolous?
Aren't learning styles between people more important than generational changes?
Isn't this just a variation of Meyers-Briggs?
Isn't this just like any other generational change?
I'd like to use games, but how do I convince my management?
I have a very small [or no] budget. What can I do?
What kinds of topics are best for Digital Game-Based Learning?
What evidence can I cite that it works?
What is the state-of-the-art in Digital Game-Based Learning?
Should I do this in-house or buy from a vendor?
I have a wide range of ages in my training population. Can Digital Game-Based Learning accommodate them all?
What about people who don't like games?
Does Digital Game-Based Learning work over the Internet and intranets?
How much does it cost?
I like the concept, but how do I know it will work for my trainees?
Isn't real-life simulation a better way to learn than games?
Doesn't using games to learn take longer? Doesn't it slow down the learning process?
I need support. What other companies are using Digital Game-Based Learning?
Don't games styles change? What if my game wears out? Won't people get tired of it?
Isn't the graphics "bar" of commercial games too high for training?
What about the games companies? -- why don't they build Digital Game-Based Learning?
What about the web-based learning companies? -- why don't they build Digital Game-Based Learning?
Can't learning be "fun" for its own sake? Why do I need a game?
Can't I have fun learning without games?
What things should I do?
What things should I avoid?