Box of delight

Play is nothing if not social. Games organize play, allowing us to wrangle it and use it to experiment with the world. When we play games, more often than not, it's us under the microscope. But there's a trend in design toward video games that build social skills and encourage players to reflect on themselves and their relationships. Here are a few games that do just that.

Via Ana Cristina Pratas

Empathy is an important element in the development of our emotional intelligence make-up. Being able to show empathy and empathize with others is a pre-requisite asset for a healthy and well balanced social life. However, several people still confuse empathy with sympathy and for others there are no dividing lines between the two concepts.

Via Educatorstechnology