video games as a learning tool?

janey

macrumors 603

Original poster

• Jul 8, 2003

• #1

http://games.slashdot.org/games/03/07/08/0544242.shtml?tid=127&tid=186
i love this guy 😛 i wish he existed when i was younger...my mom would always yell at me to stop playing with games and stuff 😛

 

Mr. Anderson

Moderator emeritus

• Jul 9, 2003

• #2

I agree with this totally - you learn how to do things, solve problems. Taking a test that's multiple choice is crap for learning - especially if you have a chance to guess the answer.

When I have kids they'll be playing games and they'll have some competition from me....😉

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Kwyjibo

macrumors 68040

• Jul 9, 2003

• #3

I learned alot from video games especially in recent days
for instance if you take a turn on a motorcycle at like 200 mph and go straight into a walll...you get back up and finish the race....similarly i learned how to double clutch and that if i crackup my c ar, all i havce to do is wait 10s and its remade .... 🙂

nice article tho

 

Billicus

macrumors 6502a

• Jul 9, 2003

• #4

Sounds good to me...Now I'll have a reason to be playing games all the time...😛