Games Are Better Educators Than We Think

Posted by simoniker on Sunday October 5, 2003 @10:10AM from the watch-out-for-monkeys-with-barrels dept.

Thanks to the IGDA for their new Culture Clash column, which discusses how education can work through gaming, and suggests that "mainstream, top-shelf games - especially story-driven games" are already letting us "learn volumes from our game experiences." As an example, it's argued that "Any one of us who played through Morrowind could easily ace a quiz on Vvardenfell geography, religion, politics, flora, whatever", although there's one major snag to those wanting all their classes playable: "Corporations and schools interested in educating through games look at the price tag, project length, and lack of scalability in a Fallout or Morrowind and cringe."

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yes.. by gl4ss · 2003-10-05 10:16 · Score: 2, Funny

one can really learn from games!

like, for example, after i've played nethack i've learnt that getting spanked by nurses can be fun, and that once my cat has killed enough babies it will take on the shopkeepers and i can keep their stash!

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And what Quake players learned? by JFMulder · 2003-10-05 13:48 · Score: 2, Funny

I'd really like to see someone try a REAL rocket jump after practicing for so long on his or her computer.