Comments on: 10 Skills You Practice By Playing Video Games

By: barefootwriter

barefootwriter — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:39:22 +0000

There was a Facebook group a while back called “Everything I know about history I learned from Civilization.” Every now and then I come across a quote from the Buddha or some other historical source, and realize I know it from that game. In Spock’s voice, no less. :)

Appropriately enough to the topic:

“Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?” Romans 9:21

By: Melissa (AlphaMonkey)

Melissa (AlphaMonkey) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:48:03 +0000

Thanks, I enjoy your blog.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:31:27 +0000

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the post. It’s definitely a topic of interest to me. People need to be more open to the fact that we do learn things outside of artificial environments (like school).

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:28:16 +0000

Exactly! I’m glad we agree. Thank you for commenting. :)

By: Isaiah

Isaiah — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:26:14 +0000

Good subject!!! I think video games help using every part of the brain. It uses the automatic part because you have to know without thinking about it that one button will do one action, it uses the figuring out part because you have to figure out what button to press, it uses the part that knows stuf because you have to know who your fighting.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:25:30 +0000

This is a wonderful piece of writing! I’ve been researching this topic a bit and your arguments are sound and well-presented, even compared to other recently published articles on the matter. I’ll be linking to your post from my blog, http://www.worldstaracademy.com (an educational blog for students). Thanks very much for posting. I look forward to reading you again!

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:59:06 +0000

Gamers definitely have their own community. It can make a huge difference in the way you talk to people. Like you said in your post, there's the inside jokes and the shared experiences. Gamers enjoy sharing strategies, bragging about great plays, and generally just love having fun together. One thing I do have to say is that while gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry with millions of jobs, only about 5% of the games are successful enough to make a profit for the developers. It can be an insane industry to work in. Professional gamers have it easier than the game developers, that's for sure! For some idea of how the internet has changed the gaming community, check out sites like Machinima and NextGenTactics. I enjoyed your post. You made some good points! Thanks for commenting.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:39:55 +0000

More details can depend on the game, but a lot of games certainly cover values. A lot of games aimed for children often cover them deliberately. A fun, friendly environment for kids to play in is important (both online and offline). Games for older gamers tend to cover values in more subtle ways, and maybe not at all, since they’re more likely to focus primarily on entertainment.

I checked out Minimonos, it’s a very cute game! Thanks for taking the time to comment. :)

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:23:46 +0000

Thanks for sharing. :) There’s a huge amount of information that can be learned from video games! It can cover historical events, modern weaponry, architecture, strategy and even ecology. But even if it’s a fantasy world with fantasy creatures and characters, there’s still a lot that can be learned.

When I was a kid I learned a lot from TV channels like the History Channel (I liked Discovery and Animal Planet and a few others, as well). TV (just like video games) is more than just a brain rotting form of entertainment.

By: Melissa (AlphaMonkey)

Melissa (AlphaMonkey) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:16:14 +0000

We believe children also learn values – at minimonos we want to grow great kids, not just great consumers. It is our belief we can support children to build a better future.