Saturday, July 11, 2009

Video Games and Learning (etc.)

From the very cool blog Neuroanthropology:

Gaming Round Up – Learning, Research, Addiction and Design

9 comments:

YouthOfSA said...

I like the link, a topic I've always been interested in.

The Media Annexes said...

Video games of course give better brains and brain flexibility however, the use must be kept limited and adequate for children. The strategies used in vedio games consequently gives promotions to children caliber.

Ares Vista said...

Just like anything else, video games can be a good thing in moderation.

download music said...

When I was a kid, I used to love to play video games, and now I work as a programmer. I have to say, video games helped me understand how computers work, and without my gaming experience, I doubt my programming skills would be at the level they are today.

Kiara said...

You have compiled a great lists there. Educational gaming can help students, if students are having fun learning, they were able to pick up more and more details. Depending on the interests of every students, teacher can choose from millions of Download Games that can be seen today, which one are they going to include in their lessons to make it more effective.

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happyface said...

Each and every Video Games has different effect based on how it was created. But serious games are formed to teach and give learning to users. People however are confused on the real benefits of this video games, hopefully in the future these controversies will be over.

Jesus said...

Wow! Some great information, but I have to agree with happyface- each game has a different effect. Not just how it was created, but also the effect on the child. Even the game preview on the webpage looks like it can be a great tool but for the most part games should be limited to help improve the lesson and not become the lesson. Everything in Moderation! If this proves to be successful more research will still be needed, but I'm glad to see people exploring the field.

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