Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

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  • this_n00b_rocks
    Banned
    • Aug 2006
    • 510
    #1

    Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

    I read the "School bans fun" thread by strechypanda, and I saw this at the bottom.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15309615/
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    • spyke252
      FFR Player
      • Oct 2006
      • 181
      #2
      Re: Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

      Originally posted by Article
      The Federation of American Scientists — which typically weighs in on matters of nuclear weaponry and government secrecy declared Tuesday that video games can redefine education.
      I find this funny, as it seems to be quite out of their field.
      Originally posted by Tokzic
      is the repetition of the last line a metaphorical comparison of the dependance of society on technology today versus the more natural lifestyle of the late nineteenth century

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        • evilbutterfly
          FFR Player
          • Apr 2003
          • 5784
          #3
          Re: Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

          The theory is that games teach skills that employers want: analytical thinking, team building, multitasking and problem-solving under duress.
          WAIT! GAMES MAKE YOU MULTITASK AND QUICKLY SOLVE PROBLEMS IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, SOMETIMES UTILIZING TEAMWORK AND THINKING HARD ABOUT THEM!?

          THIS IS NEWS TO ME!
          So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =(

          In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz.

          So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright.
          And I write the blog for their website.

          Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

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            • emptiness
              FFR Player
              • Feb 2005
              • 453
              #4
              Re: Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

              Aka...Spatial skills


              because girls want boyfriends who have great skills.
              Last edited by emptiness; 10-19-2006, 12:32 PM. Reason: becuz
              Back in 5 mins

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                • lord_carbo
                  FFR Player
                  • Dec 2004
                  • 6222
                  #5
                  Re: Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

                  Those scientists are really on a roll! They've recently declared something that's been pretty obvious for years to anyone with half a brain. Doug Lowenstein seems to be on the same boat that I'm on.
                  last.fm

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                    • -Fallen-
                      xqsite OG
                      • May 2005
                      • 2836
                      #6
                      Re: Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

                      When I was between the age of 3-5 years old my parents used games like Mario and Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past to teach me how to read.

                      It works, omg.
                      One of the original members of the xqsite + FFR community.
                      BlankZero - 15 year vet + RobbyZero - 15 year vet

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                        • Hylian
                          FFR Player
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 314
                          #7
                          Re: Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

                          Finally. Also gamers have fast reflexes for the most part .


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                            • Pumble
                              FFR Player
                              • Jun 2005
                              • 1301
                              #8
                              Re: Let's get edumacated by playing video games.

                              It counts because it was said by people who have a degree in something.

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