Video Game Designer Ian Bogost Discusses The Educational Power Of Video Games
Too often, I hear politicians and pundits reflexively saying video games are bad or kids should stop playing games. While I agree, a kid sitting around for 10 hours a day playing games and not getting exercise is not ideal, we should also look at how even games that are not specifically published for the education market by companies like Nintendo, Microsoft Sony, Sega, and EA can in many ways be education. In the video below, video game designer and Georgia Teach professor Ian Bogost talks about how his 5 year old son learned fiscal life lessens from a video game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cklykZ0Nus&feature=player_embedded
and to add to that, here is another interesting article about a professor in Indiana using the principals of video games like quick feedback, clear goals, and different motivational techniques to in his class:
Personally, I learned a lot from video games over the years and continue to do so. I remember learning my multiplication tables and equivalent fractions while playing Number Munchers. Games like Sonic The Hedgehog taught me problem solving skills and persistence. Sports and fighting games like EA NHL and Madden series help me learn things like how plays in football and hockey are designed, the names and stats of all the players in the league, and the need to find your opponents tenancies whether you are facing the computer or a friend in order to adjust strategy and win. War games like Commander and Conquerer taught me management skills like allocating money and assists for a specific task. You get the idea.
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