The History of Learning Games is a bi-weekly podcast all about the ways digital games have shaped the way we learn inside and outside of classrooms.
By subscribing, you’ll receive emails when the latest episodes drop with a link to listen and show notes featuring background, images and links to the games mentioned (free, playable versions whenever possible).
The series takes a chronological approach, starting from the earliest days of digital learning games in the 1960s. Most episodes will cover a single game, with occasional special episodes covering groups of closely-related games or broader topics (like “gamification” or “edutainment”). If you want to get a sense of the flow of the history, start with Episode 1 and work your way forward.
About me
My name is Brian Alspach. I’ve spent most of my career in what people sometimes call the ‘AltEd’ space, and most of my time there making learning games. I was a member of the founding team at E-Line Media, an indie game developer and publisher where I spent fifteen years making, marketing and distributing learning games. I’m also a lifelong gamer, and, conveniently, my lifespan as a gamer overlaps with the development of learning videogames as an industry and cultural force. You can find more about me at my personal website.
Listen to the podcast
You can find the podcast on most popular platforms, or directly through the RSS feed. New episodes also appear on YouTube.
A link to each episode is also included in that episode’s show notes.
