GameDesk is a non-profit that has worked with AT&T to revolutionize education nationwide. They focused on gamifying education by conceiving of, designing, and producing video games that incorporate academics.
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3. GameDesk
• GameDesk is a non-
profit that has worked
with AT&T to
revolutionize education
nationwide.
4.
5. GameDesk
• They focused on
gamifying education by
conceiving of, designing,
and producing video
games that incorporate
academics.
6.
7. GameDesk
• The project was aimed
mostly toward at-risk high
school students, who
showed great advances in
their educational skills by
using their games.
8.
9. GameDesk
• According to a recent
evaluation, 80% of
students using
MathMaker showed
increases in math scores.
10. GameDesk
• The scores increased an
average of 22% from the
start to the end of the
program--this at a school
where less than two-thirds
of students overall were
graduating.