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2016-2021 Global Game-Based Learning Market Report Shows A Robust 22.4% CAGR

Ambient Insight's annual report on the industry at Serious Play Conference was always the best attended session because it reports on the Global Serious Games Market. This year, Sam Adkins, the analyst, is allowing the Serious Games Association to offer his report for $349.  Please find below the news release announcing the offer. Compound Growth Rate for Game-Based Learning Market 22.4%;   Revenues To Be $2.6 Billion in 2016; Report Available for $349 LOS ANGELES - Monday, August 22 - A comprehensive, 47-page report breaking down projected revenues for game and simulation-based learning products by seven regions, market segment and product category for 2016 - 2021 is available for $349 from the Serious Games Association. The report, researched by analyst Sam Adkins of Ambient Insight, predicts industry revenues will reach $2.6 billion in 2016 and grow to $7.3 billion by 2021. The global five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a robust 22.4%. Adk

Serious Games Helping Teens Deal With Type 2 Diabetes

I Got This , developed by Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley , has won bronze honors in the 2016 International Serious Play Awards competition in the Healthcare category. Helping teens recognize type 2 diabetes and make healthier lifestyle choices is the theme of this Serious Game - an interactive, first-person, educational story that follows a young teenage girl who learns she has type 2 diabetes.  I Got This raises teens’ and families’ awareness of this serious disease, which is increasingly common worldwide. The Serious Game also illustrates how healthy changes in diet and exercise can help diabetic teens cope and family members reduce their own disease risk. Told in a real-world setting,  I Got This  focuses on the symptoms, remediation, and social aspects of the life-changing disease.  The game is free and available for mobile and tablet devices on iOS   I Got This was created with funding from the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with