What a concept. Video games that teach. New. Exciting. Groundbreaking! not quite. Video games have been used in education since the personal computer hit the ground running. We used a game called The Oregon Trail in school to learn what it was like to be a pioneer in the late 1800s. Now, new and emergent technologies make this type of educational tool even better...the concept is anything but new.
However, the research and pursuance (word?) of this genre of video game has been sorely neglected. i would applaud a reordering of priorities in gaming companies to come up with many exciting titles...that comply with this format.
Monday, June 30, 2008
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