Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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A few thoughts about video-gaming post class discussion & the video clip we watched of Jane McGonigal. I guess I somewhat understand her logic behind gaming, though I am not a gamer in the least, and generally see them as a distraction (sometimes needed, sometimes harmful to production!) I see the benefit of creativity, etc. but I do not understand her thought process behind her ideas that by playing these games will help change the world. We definitely need to instill that ambition into the players that they can be as good in real life as they are in the virtual world, but the amount of gaming per week...21 million hours? That sounds absurd to me, and I think that gaming should be kept as a limited recreational activity, not this "part time job".
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I really have to agree with this. I am not a gamer either but I occasionally will play a round of Halo with some friends. I see benefits and drawbacks but I have trouble seeing them as anything but a distraction. I find that a lot of people do get distracted by video games and they tend to do more harm than good, but if used in the right way then they can be very helpful. Portal is a good example of this. I recently learned that there are a couple of physics classes that use portal to help teach students physics. It is pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how far it has become. I guess, maybe the amount of gaming hasn't increased too much, but the whole reliance on games, and idea that it will help the real world kind of rubs me the wrong way. That article was just strange, I can't exactly come to think that way!
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