Game based learning involves the use of games as pedagogy in the acquisition of knowledge. Thus, learning task is demystified to enhance effective learning. Games often relieve boredom associated with the "chalk and talk" ways of teaching. Children especially are highly engaged when games are used for their learning.

Dear Prof. Baiden,

I just read your question and thought the following website might help you:

https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/educational-technologies/all/gamification-and-game-based-learning

It not only defines game-based learning, but also provides some links and references to scientific literature.

Yours sincerely,

Rainer

Follow this link for resourceful information on Game-Based Learning.

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=game-based+learning&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYtYWcn77ZAhUMKMAKHZb2DKsQgQMIIzAA

I recommend looking up the work of Dr. Beaumie Kim, who is an expert on this topic: http://werklund.ucalgary.ca/educ_info/profiles/beaumie-kim

A fairly good intro on the subject can be found into:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/48314094/Tobias__Fletcher__Wind_Game-Based_Learning.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1519497575&Signature=ooW2VjHTvR6rN%2BiSnADw56jmWfM%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DGame-Based_Learning.pdf

An oldie but goodie (a 2009 Conference), with the added benefit of including the work of my late friend and colleague Kiriakos Patriarcheas is hereQ

https://books.google.gr/books?isbn=3642034268

Talking about Kiriakos lets take advantage of ResearchGate. Take a look at:

Conference Paper Games' Usability and Learning - The Educational Videogame "B...

and another Research Gate resourceQ

Article Learning = playing: Interactive learning with game-based des...

Hope I 've been useful!

Good luck with your work,

Panos

Thanks Obed, Rainer, Dr. Harry, Sarah and Panagiotis for your wonderful contribution.

I agree with Obed and Dr. Harry Barton

Agree with Obed

Agree with Dr Harry

Is an instruction based on game mechanism.

is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game based learning is designed to balance subject matter with game play and the ability of the player to retain and apply said subject matter to the real world.