7 Ways Video Games Engage the Brain

At TEDTom Chatfield talks about one of the most compelling aspects of playing video games: its measurability. By setting up a reward system at carefully calibrated percentages, video games can collect large amounts of data about what players find rewarding, and precisely how hard we’re willing to work for a win. They are amazing tools of motivating behavior and done correctly, can have an enormously positive effect on learning.