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.

Comments

And for the deaf? Misleading headline

[Dancin_Santa]

I have three deaf children who were not born deaf, but slowly developed their loss of hearing over the span of several years.

I honestly thought that this article would point to some technique that would possibly bring back some of that hearing.

I know it's wrong to reach out for any silver bullet that comes along, but when you love your children as much as I love mine, you sometimes get a little trigger happy over news like this.

No, this game and games like it won't bring back my childrens' hearing. Nothing will.

You know what's better than video games?

[Mr. PJR]

Do you know what's better than video games for improving hand-eye coordination? Physical activity. Let your kids go outside and play. Throwing a ball will improve coordination more than any game.

And if you want to improve hearing, then you'll find that the surround sound outside is awesome. I bet that reacting to real sounds is better for your hearing than any video game, even one with 5.1 surround sound