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This response to Rachel Muehrer, Jennifer Jenson, Jeremy Friedberg and Nicole Husain’s paper, Challenges and opportunities: Using a science-based video game in secondary school settings, explores the issues encountered while a science-based video game is introduced in secondary school settings. It highlights the importance of the context, the availability of technologies, the skilfulness of the teachers and readiness of the students for a more successful use of games in schools. In addition, the definition of student engagement is also further discussed.

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  1. Beacon Primary School, Singapore, Singapore

    Lee Yong Tay

  2. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong

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Lead Editor: C. Milne.

Forum response to Muehrer, Jenson, Friedberg and Husain (2012). Challenges and opportunities: Using a science-based videogame in secondary school settings. Cultural Studies of Science Education. doi:10.1007/s11422-012-9409-z.

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Tay, L.Y., Lim, C.P. The rules of the game. Cult Stud of Sci Educ 7, 813–819 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-012-9464-5

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