A nice example of how game technology can be applied in some rather interesting educational ways:

Researchers at Durham University used Source engine to make this Fire Drill or Fire Evacuation Simulator.
The advantage of regular school fire drills, the game can emulate situations where fire has already spread over some parts of the building, forcing the “player” to find other ways to exit the building.

Go to the video page by clicking the image or clicking BBC News’ article – Video Game Helps with Fire Drill link.

Source: Kotaku