Can Gamification Save Our Broken Education System?

Earlier I saw my 9year old cousin playing on his iPad, and he told me it was an 'Educational Game' so I thought to myself, could it be that games are the new way of educating children? Surely, not?

However, I was wrong. Found this article on Forbes http://onforb.es/UOc1s1 which argues whether Gamification will be the new way to save the 'broken education system'.  It is a debatable topic whether video games provide the sufficient systems that the traditional method aims to provide. The traditional method of using games has always been a good way to motivate, test and encourage communication in the learning process, but this is now seen as outdated. It can be argued that advances in technology now make it possible to create video games that allow kids to feel motivated whilst still testing the appropriate skills at different levels. However using video games in forms of education could also isolate other skills such as human interaction and development of vital social skills. Whilst technology continues to grow it is inevitable that such systems will start to interact into every aspect of life, including the education system. The main problem is creating a sufficient balance between the two, video gaming with the traditional methods of education.... So is there a balance or will video gaming take over and will this be beneficial to the future generation?