The main difference between using the gaming approach from traditional method is the way that when gaming, it is fun as we learn as there is no pressure on the player/learner.
Playing games give us feedback. I have not come across a game which gives us content then asks us to try solving it.
Appleman said that as more games are being played, there will be an increased number of people who will persevere till the end. This can hopefully be applied to teaching. Compared to the traditional way once the students fail at their first try, they lose heart and this causes a loss of motivation to try again. James Paul Gee recommends creating learning environments that are different from the traditional old schools of long ago. He suggests using collaborations to solve real and virtual.
I feel that this is a good direction to take. Even us, as student teachers, get so immersed in the ICT lessons that we forget where we are and go all out to complete a level.
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