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Physics courses inspired by ‘good games’ help draw high schoolers to STEM careers Newswise — Watch a group of teens immersed in a popular video game such as “Among Us” and you will see a textbook definition of successful engagement. Well-designed games — ones with clearly stated goals, an emphasis on storytelling, an allowance for “productive failure,” and an emphasis on supportive teamwork and inclusiveness — can point the way to a better classroom environment, too, say...

 E-Mail Watch a group of teens immersed in a popular video game such as "Among Us" and you will see a textbook definition of successful engagement. Well-designed games -- ones with clearly stated goals, an emphasis on storytelling, an allowance for "productive failure," and an emphasis on supportive teamwork and inclusiveness -- can point the way to a better classroom environment, too, says University of Alabama at Birminghams Lauren Rast, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Arts a...