Microsoft introduces Xbox Field Trips - educational podcasts based on Game Pass titles
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Xbox has partnered with the UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie) trade association’s Digital Schoolhouse initiative in order to release a series of Xbox Field Trips, educational podcasts based on popularXbox Game Passtitles includingSea of ThievesandMinecraft.
The podcasts, which are described as “audio learning journeys”, are available for free on Spotify and focus on the development of important soft skills such as decision-making, teamwork, and strategy. They were created by a team of teachers, game narrative designers, educational technology specialists, and child psychologists.
Each Xbox Field Trip can also be downloaded in an e-book format via theXbox website, in order to cater to more visual learning styles and individual accessibility requirements. There are currently seven to experience, each targeting a set of different skills and a specific game available via theXbox Game Passsubscription service.
The full list of the games and their associated skills is as follows:
Regarding the initiative, Ollie Bray, the co-author of the European Games in Schools Handbook who was also involved in the development of the program, said that “there is increasing evidence to suggest that play is one of the most powerful ways to learn. These interactive “Field Trips” allow young people to immerse themselves in both popular and culturally relevant video games while developing important skills and exploring a variety of learning outcomes.”
It follows a series of campaigns aimed at highlighting the “positive impact video games have on people’s lives.” This includes Beyond Generations, which aimed to help combat loneliness in older people by improving relationships with younger familiar members through gaming, and Beyond Xbox: A Player Like Me which utilized gaming in therapeutic settings.
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Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK’s biggest magazines including PLAY, Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX. Now, when he’s not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.
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