Mixed views on Immersive Education

Here's an interesting debate in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the value of immersive virtual education.

Link to Article

The idea that we should prevent some education from becoming game like and keep the boundaries separated from each other requires thought. I agree there is just no replacement, at present, for replacing traditional methods of teaching like reading academic books and attending lectures but I think immersive 'serious games' can contribute significantly to the current generation of learners. We certainly can't ignore their appeal, the question, as always, is how they can help our students and is this at least as good as existing methods.

Thanks to Aaron E. Walsh for the link.