Games are gaining increasing publicity and are increasingly seen as a learning resource. IMAGINE (Increasing Mainstreaming of Games In Learning Policies) aims to show conclusively that games can succeed because they use sound pedagogical approaches in the development of valuable skills such as:

• strategic thinking
• planning; communication
• application of numbers
• negotiating skills
• group decision-making
• data-handling
• eye-hand coordination

The 'core' aims and objectives are to:

• Draw together and valorise the results of previous Game Based Learning (GBL) initiatives and projects across the school, adult and vocational learning sectors .
• Use this evidence to influence policy makers' perceptions and actions to support a marked increase in piloting and mainstreaming of GBL.
• Have a significant impact on validating new learning paradigms and strategic thinking on curriculum reform.