Educational games have proven, time and again, to be a highly effective method of enriching the learning experience, and it doesn’t really matter what age you are as well, as these methods can be very effective for children, adolescents and adults. Of course it can become more difficult to find a way in which to teach through a game a subject or skill which is more complicated than the most basic of skills and facts, but when it is accomplished it can be effective.
The purpose of educational games is to provide a fun and more engaging experience, and therefore a more enriching experience for students than other methods of educating. This also means that games can be used to make the time spent learning more efficient as well. There are different types of games as well, such as ones which require a teacher and those which only need to a computer to run on, which means that you can potentially save money by reducing the requirements for a teacher.
The effectiveness of these types of games can vary from person to person and game to game, but they can be highly beneficial as an option for supplementing a more standard education.