Monday, March 19, 2007

I think this article is genious. Video games will raise test scores and they will entertain the kids as well as help them learn about real life.

The article is about how different game designers are creating games relevant to school and then having children play them. The MacArthur Foundation are trying to find out if these video games really promote learning. They feel that video games are inaccurate because they say that "the world is not a video game." Other designers say that playing video games raises the chance of aquiring ADD(attention deficit disorder). Different kids say that they play video games for fun instead of promoting learning. Video games say that failing is okay because it is fake, but in the real world failing is unacceptable.

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