Do you have a kiddo who loves video games, but you’re not always sure their relationship with the medium is as healthy or enriching as it could be? Do you wish they were getting more out of it—intellectually, emotionally, socially, and developmentally? That’s why I founded Games Exploration and Learning Laboratory (GELL), a games‑based learning group in Silicon Valley. GELL grew out of my work teaching space science with Kerbal Space Program (KSP) at schools and family camps,