Burnaby teen Nirmay Singh wins regional award for innovative educational game development.
A Burnaby teen is channelling his passion for gaming into seamlessly integrating learning and play, and changing the way kids learn.
Speaking to the NOW, Singh said developing video games was a natural step given his love for playing them. The idea for creating educational games stemmed from his mother, he said. The GameBox — which offers a wide range of games covering an array of topics from math to language — garners over 1,000 users every week, and helps students learn concepts in an engaging and interactive way, Singh said.
“It’s a significant accomplishment for me,” he said. “ I wanted to have impact on education; like the way it is, teachers will just hand out worksheets and papers with questions, and I don’t think that’s good for learning. I enjoy learning and doing math when I’m playing a game. Because when you do a worksheet, you don’t understand why you’re doing it. If you have it in a game, at least you can say you’re trying to win the game. So you’re going to learn the concept and do better.
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