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The article discusses the digital transformation movement and its potential benefits in the manufacturing industries, particularly in the U.S., as of May 2018. Also cited are the use of game theory to improve productivity, such technological innovations as big data, analytics, and industrial Internet of things (IIoT), as well as the comments of such experts as John Mills of Rideau Recognition Solutions and Michael Wu of Lithium Technologies on the developments.

The article offers tips on how to develop the right gaming strategy to improve productivity in manufacturing industries, including the suggestions by John Mills of Rideau Recognition Solutions and former Sony Europe head Nicolas Babin.

In this article, the author looks into gaming as a possible way to improve educational experience in engineering schools. The author relates that as a youth, he sometimes got bored sitting in engineering classes while looking at a chalkboard full of equations. He mentions that the book, "For the Win," by Kevin Werbach and Dan Hunter, demonstrates what little gaming can do for ordinary tasks. The author also claims that people are happier playing games than sitting in classrooms.