I read an article about how video games can make you smarter in which I believe is true. Critics often say how video games make players lazy and simply not considering it a good thing to do. Many people believe now that playing video games help build brain cells due to problem solving, teamwork, and decision making. It gives players the opportunity to get back up and try again after they have failed. The four ways that video games can make you smarter is by Hands on experience, Job training, Contextual learning, and Teamwork and collaboration. Hands on experience from Video games can relate to the real world depending on what game is being played, because you may learned something from a video game that you can now apply to the real world. Businesses and Colleges are turning into the virtual world as educating tool to educate employees. Duke University's Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center uses a virtual game that give medical students the ability to practice on patients which is safer in the virtual world. You can definitely learn all about teamwork when it comes video game because I know I have especially when it comes to online gaming.
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/01/31/video.games.smarter.steinberg/index.html
Mark me down as a instant fan! I love games and believe that I always will. Instead of sitting around watching TV and being passive, you become active by working with others(online) and by analysing certain task to see what is the best way to complete your mission. I'm not saying it should be a lifestyle but a hobbie. Games create a competitive nature which leads to harder work ethics.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post. I'm for anything that will make people smarter, and I do think video games have some benefit. I guess it depends on the video game. I don't think that you can gain much intelligence from Frogger.
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