# How video games can level up the way you learn

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@DestinationCanada
- Speaker: Kris Alexander
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kris_alexander_how_video_games_can_level_up_the_way_you_learn)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Video games naturally tap into the way we learn: they focus our attention and track our progress as we head toward a clear goal. Kris Alexander, a professor of video game design and passionate gamer himself, thinks the same elements should be used in traditional education to cater to different learning styles and engage students across the world, both in-person and online.

## Lectures

1. [How video games can level up the way you learn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kris_alexander_how_video_games_can_level_up_the_way_you_learn/24ed25a1b8a3), 13 min (TED's player)