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OH??? Thats why games that are educational SUCK!
James Paul Gee explains that as educators we are trying to reinvent a tool that already works. How many times do people play a game that is really fun at home or with friends but when at school we use tools that are boring? Many times I remember being bored by computer time at... »
Play Your Way to Academic Success?
Kids love playing games. Computer Age kids love playing computer games. In games, especially highly complex computer games, players must learn, as a matter of course, vast amounts of detailed information about how the game operates and how to interrelate their knowledge of its various features to maximize desired results. Given sufficient time, a... »
Gaming as Learning: A Paradigm Shift Required
Gaming as Learning: A Paradigm Shift Required I read three times for this text, and I have experienced such a resistance to comprehend what is going on in the content. What happened? I realized that I had such a strong bias towards gaming as a learning tool. I am not sure how this strong disinterest... »