While a decent start, and definitely a good discussion, I think it's a fairly banal attempt at making games into educational tools. I think they can do better. They touched on the point of how people can draw a map of Middle Earth. I can certainly draw a map of WoW. I still think there must be a way to more directly make entertainment into learning - like an RPG based on the current world map, that would certainly further knowledge of geography, etc...

I like the idea of tangential learning. Games like Eternal Sonata are another great example. But, yeah, I still think we can do better than that.

I know part of my knowledge of world geography is DEFINITELY stronger thanks to Civ...

Sephiroth. Enh. Whatever.

In the last video, Eric invited me to make a comment about the video... therefore I feel obligated to comment here, though I won't make it as long as my previous...

I am in agreement with the power of tangential learning... I remember in one mario party minigame, you have 2 people carrying a log down a hallway and had to manuver through the hallway while having to backtrack a bit to proceed... The following week, I had to move a mattress and the pernciples were still the same as in the game...

Of course you don't need an educational game, but when you do have a game, it should still have something so that you can learn while playing... Whether it be something that is helpful in life or even teaching us something...

My Evidence...
http://www.videosift.com/video/Learn-Who-Chopin-is-while-playing-a-video-game

In some idea, this is exactly what the video talks about at times... In conclusion, please see gaming companies, please teach us something worthwhile... not every game has to be something in which you have to kill someone with a shotgun... What does that teach us? Other than shotguns are kick ass at close range, thats about it...