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Computer Game Improves Children's Hearing

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the can-you-hear-me-now dept.

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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  1. Did this really need to be studied? by Brad+Mace · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Video games have good side effect? Fine, it's better than dying of cholera and being buried beside the trail, but it's not like we're going to start encouraging children to play more video games.

    Let kids play some games, it's not the end of the world. Then send them outside to interact with real people.

  2. New Hearing Aid by antsquish · · Score: 1, Redundant

    1. Write computer game
    2. Market it as a hearing enhancement
    2. ???
    3. Profit!!