There’s a lot of really interesting work going on with play and games – here are some of the articles that have caught my eye in the last couple weeks.

Play

Bring Back Play and Disorganized Sports to Our Children. From The Innovative Educator. http://j.mp/n8tCG3

ChicagoQuest promotes game-playing at school – Chicago Sun-Times http://j.mp/qU8zEk

Parents’ behavior linked to kids’ video game playing. Michigan State University http://j.mp/qLuP63

Helicopter Parents Can Impede Child’s Ability to Play. From NC State http://j.mp/nyPH8v

Gamasutra – Features – Personality And Play Styles: A Unified Model http://j.mp/qV1dvx

Game-based learning

Do Action Video Games Improve Perception and Cognition? Florida Uni research in Frontiers in Cognition journal. http://j.mp/rdxeSI

In the Brain, Winning Is Everywhere. How games affect the brain. From Yale. http://j.mp/oNS856

Five Lessons On Teaching From Angry Birds That Have Nothing Whatsoever To Do With Parabolas. From dy/dan http://j.mp/qpcZ9y

Use

Find Games For Your Players [Marketing] from What Games Are http://j.mp/ob0FIy

Gamers Succeed Where Scientists Fail, Opening Door to New AIDS drug design. http://j.mp/oKX5vk

UK ‘must act to solve games industry brain drain’ Tigra study reported by BBC. http://j.mp/ocsOft