The Escapist Magazine on learning through gaming

Issue 59 of the Escapist Magazine concentrates on learning various skills through gaming.

The first article is about using puzzle games stop a multiple sclerosis patient's congnitive skills from detoriating with the disease.

The second article talks about how games can be help the learning process in the classrooms.

The article on racing games describes one gamer's experience in developing his real world racing skills by training on video games.

The next article discusses Piano Wizard, a piano playing training program which makes piano lessons more like playtime and cheaper than paying an instructor to teach your toddler.

The last article is about The Oregon Trail, perhaps the first really popular edutainment video game.

It's a great issue, as always.