Learning by Doing - Is There a Space for Learning Through Games?

There are a lot of really fascinating games out there that can be used to teach lessons. Papers Please, Night of the Living Debt is one I like for helping teenagers understand what it means to have a credit card and how they accumulate debt. There's also an app called Happy atoms which lets you make your own happy atoms in real life. The game was created by former Wharton grads as part of their business education program.