Computer Game Improves Children's Hearing

wiredbeat2000 writes "The BBC is running a story that claims children who play video games increase their hearing skills. There have been several studies over the last few months extolling the virtues of games and education. For example, Wired News ran a roundup of college programs, and USA Today published a recent story on Daphne Bavelier's findings that playing games could help children develop hand-eye coordination, in addition to Professor James Gee's Slashdot-covered video transcript and article on 'games that teach'." Things have come a long way since the time when schoolkids were dumped in front of a computer and left to play Oregon Trail.

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Don't knock down Oregon Trail

[Anonymous Coward]

Without it, I wouldn't have known, all you need to live in life is...

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here is the new scientist link

[Wycliffe]

here is the new scientist link:

Computer game boosts children's' language skills

The game, based on distinguishing between sounds, is claimed to deliver the equivalent of two years improvement in just a few weeks

the whole story

[Anonymous Coward]

you can read the original, more detailed story at New Scientist