Michael John reflects on the hype and reality of game-based learning: http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/05/gamification-is-dead-long-live-games-for-learning/
A new study indicates that playing digital games is not different from other play as long as it does not take over the life of the player:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2014/08/27/a-surprising-new-study-on-how-video-games-impact-children/
To our absolute delight, our project proposal was accepted, and the Sparkling Games project is thereby funded. The project starts March 2015. As there will be a lot of preparation, this will not be the last blog post until then. Stay tuned for more info about this exciting research project.