Concerns about the Use of Serious Games

From WikEd

Do you have any concerns about the use of Serious Games in the classroom for education? Please take a minute and briefly explain what your concerns are! By sharing your experiences, you can expand everyone's knowledge on this subject and gain insight into others perspectives!

Signed “life experiences”, testimonies and stories

In the section below please give your own testimony, story, life experience, or opinion about the concerns you have with the use of serious games! You don't have to give your full name if you don't want to (even though that is preferable), but please make sure to at least give your initials or something identifying you as a real person! To add your experience, click the edit tab (sign in if you haven't already) type out what you'd like to share with everyone, and then click "Save Page" at the bottom of the screen!

What concerns do you have about the use of Serious Games??

Right now my biggest concerns are that educators might use serious games as rewards for doing good or as an option of something for students to do in their free time, instead of integrating serious games into their curriculum for all students to utilize. Some of the students who might benefit the most from the use of Serious Games are the ones who probably don't normally get rewards for being good, etc... In addition, I worry about the stigma of "games" will follow the use of serious games in the classroom, and cause many to not embrace them because of their lack of understanding. - Kona