Video games have been part of the classroom for a while, but never in a real leading role as part of the educational curriculum. As an experiment to change that, Valve has adjusted their Steam client to be school-friendly, delivering games and programs suited to teaching kids problem-solving skills and basic physics concepts. What that means is Portal. Mind Shift has the story.
I wonder what the kids will learn from the relentless black humor and the part where the only authority figure in the game tries to trick and murder them?