reminds me a bit of the Guitar Hero debate, should it be made into a teaching tool? does pressing a bunch of colored buttons on a guitar-like toy build bad habits for when you pickup a real guitar?
arguably, buttons are different than strings, and the guitar is shaped and weighted differently. but the fact that you hold it the same way and associate it with music might screw with your head if you can't separate the game from the real thing, or if you simply build muscle memory from playing it so much.
or do people who play Wii Tennis becoming bad tennis players in real life? or vice versa, do good tennis players in real life become good Wii Tennis players?
if you can't separate the game from holding a real sword (i.e. for fencing), you will probably build bad habits, despite it being weighted and shaped differently.
on the other hand, if you can go the other direction and transfer the knowledge of real fencing and swordplay into the game (developers should take this into account and not just assume they know what it's like) and if the game is good enough to reward you for that, then maybe we have something here, even if the game is not 100% accurate to real life. in this case, the game is only helpful to those who have a background in the real thing.
i do see potential for having a game help build upon fundamentals, but definitely not a replacement for actual instruction. unfortunately, it really is overwhelmingly quite easy to learn incorrectly due to the limitations of the sensor-technology. imo, for those with zilch experience, there's too much chance for error.
well, it reminds me of the argument of Torvalds arguing that we need multiple Linux distros. the only difference is that MS is trying to make profit from it.
i agree. it's more accurate to say that the *algorithm*, used by this particular group of robots, to distinguish colors has some of the same faults that human eyes do.
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reminds me a bit of the Guitar Hero debate, should it be made into a teaching tool? does pressing a bunch of colored buttons on a guitar-like toy build bad habits for when you pickup a real guitar? arguably, buttons are different than strings, and the guitar is shaped and weighted differently. but the fact that you hold it the same way and associate it with music might screw with your head if you can't separate the game from the real thing, or if you simply build muscle memory from playing it so much. or do people who play Wii Tennis becoming bad tennis players in real life? or vice versa, do good tennis players in real life become good Wii Tennis players? if you can't separate the game from holding a real sword (i.e. for fencing), you will probably build bad habits, despite it being weighted and shaped differently. on the other hand, if you can go the other direction and transfer the knowledge of real fencing and swordplay into the game (developers should take this into account and not just assume they know what it's like) and if the game is good enough to reward you for that, then maybe we have something here, even if the game is not 100% accurate to real life. in this case, the game is only helpful to those who have a background in the real thing. i do see potential for having a game help build upon fundamentals, but definitely not a replacement for actual instruction. unfortunately, it really is overwhelmingly quite easy to learn incorrectly due to the limitations of the sensor-technology. imo, for those with zilch experience, there's too much chance for error.
well, it reminds me of the argument of Torvalds arguing that we need multiple Linux distros. the only difference is that MS is trying to make profit from it.
i agree. it's more accurate to say that the *algorithm*, used by this particular group of robots, to distinguish colors has some of the same faults that human eyes do.