Google seeks to engage news readers with games

How do you make reading the news more engaging? Make a game of it, as Google is attempting to do by adding badges to Google News. As you read news about your favorite topics, you’ll receive a badge (as in merit badges). As you read more, you’ll “level up.” You can show your badges off to your friends, if you’d like, or use them to help create a custom newspaper catering to your own interests. Google News has more than 500 badges for you to earn, so start reading!

Source: Shareable Google News badges for your favorite topics from the Official Google Blog

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Aaron Sumner

Aaron Sumner is the Director of Technology for Research and Development at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. He has worked in web development and instructional technology since 1994.