I've always been a die hard fan of the BG Franchise - it's one of the few games that I love as much as an adult as I did as a kid (maybe even more so). I've always felt that playing BG as a kid gave me a bit of a "leg-up" when it came to reading and later in life BG even made it easier for me to understand Shakespeare. Maybe if I had been paying more attention, it could have helped me with my Math skills too!
In the past few years, I've begun working as a teacher using video games - its an emerging movement called Digital Game-Based Learning (in the US). I haven't had the chance to use BG with students yet, because I have not yet had the opportunity to work with anything other than elementary age students. However, I have begun writing reviews of games from an educational viewpoint for Edu-Gaming.com - and Baldur's Gate was a top priority for me.
Check out my review and let me know your thoughts in the comments below: https://edu-gaming.com/reviews/27-rpg/315-baldur-s-gate
In the past few years, I've begun working as a teacher using video games - its an emerging movement called Digital Game-Based Learning (in the US). I haven't had the chance to use BG with students yet, because I have not yet had the opportunity to work with anything other than elementary age students. However, I have begun writing reviews of games from an educational viewpoint for Edu-Gaming.com - and Baldur's Gate was a top priority for me.
Check out my review and let me know your thoughts in the comments below: https://edu-gaming.com/reviews/27-rpg/315-baldur-s-gate