Why Databank Games?

Added value of games for education
Games can have great added value for education, because a game lets you experience that something is that way, why it is that way, what that feels like. And if it's a good game you want to achieve your goal, even if you have to sometimes do things that are less fun.
Exactly what we would want with education!

What makes the Games Database a unique location for games in the Netherlands education?
Despite their great potential added value, games are becoming less popular education uses than you would expect. There are technical ones stumbling blocks, not everyone is familiar with the possibilities and it takes time to find good games.

The Database Games takes some important steps forward use of games in education. Searching for games is easy and takes little time. You will also receive a wealth of information about the to use the game effectively in your education. All that information is directly accessible with your free account.

The Games Database is constantly being expanded. Like a game several has betting options, these are shown separately. We state high demands on the quality of games in the Database. The criteria that we use for this can be found in this article, where one thing comes first: a good game is considerably more then a 'sauce' to make learning more fun!

Is it really all free?
Of course ! Game Education Research has a mission: to contribute that games get the place in education that this great learning tool deserves. And we are willing to do something for that.