VIDEO GAMES IN EDUCATION Are Video Games the Future of Education? YOUR NAME HERE University of South Dakota Are Video Games the Future of Education? Synopsis Old school methods of teaching have become known as “chalk and talk” where a teacher stands in front of the chalkboard and lectures the whole period with limited time at the end of class to discuss what the students have learned. Some of these methods have become obsolete with new computer-based technology changing the educational
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article “Do Video Games Kill?” author‚ Karen Sternheimer‚ brings up an interesting and controversial subject about video games. “If we want to understand why young people‚ particularly middle class or other stable environments‚ become homicidal‚ we need to look beyond the games they play.” Sternheimer starts her article by giving an example of the video game “Doom” that became a target for critics. Shooting at the schools in Kentucky‚ Oregon‚ and Colorado were most probably caused by video games. The author
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Introduction The global video game market‚ or the so called interactive entertainment industry‚ is the economic sector which focuses on the development‚ marketing and sales of video games. The worldwide video game sector includes video game console hardware and software‚ online‚ mobile and PC games and has reached $ 93 billion in 2013‚ up from $ 79 billion in 2012. Currently‚ the video game industry is a massive source of development; profit still stimulates technological advancement
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Industry background The video game industry (formally referred to as interactive entertainment) is the economic sector involved with the development‚ marketing and sale of video and computer games. It includes video game consoles‚ game software‚ handheld devices‚ mobile games and online games. The video gaming industry has been growing exponentially in recent years. The growth is expected to leap-frog in the future. Following chart shows the projected market share by 2010 of different segment
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There are several negative impacts to university students who were addicted to play video games. Too much video game playing makes us anti-social. Also‚ we may spend less time in other activities such as doing homework‚ reading‚ sports‚ and interacting with the family and friends. Video games do not exercise our imagination actually. Using imagination may be important in developing creativity. Some video games teach us the wrong values. Violent behavior‚ vengeance and aggression are rewarded. Women
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Home Video Game Industry From JIAN QU To Dr. Scott Kiker Date 6/23/2013 1. Why the rapid growth of Atari? Why the 1982-85 collapse? How did Nintendo rebuild the industry? What was its strategy? The reason of rapid growth is the Atari’s products are highly differentiation. Atari is the first company enters the market‚ although some companies enter the market later‚ but Atari already build the reputation of highest technology support and the popular games provider to the customers. In the
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BODY Games in the past were viewed in the light of fun and leisure‚ but now it is slowly being recognized as a tool for learning where students are being engaged and immersed on the subject being learned (Annetta‚ 2008‚ p 229). This explains the steady application of video games in aiding different teaching approaches and experimenting with its use. According to Garris et. al (2002‚ p 441) there are several reasons for the popularity of video games as an educational tool; first‚ is that its use
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characteristically is employed to create an unfair advantage‚ usually in one’s own interest‚ and often at the expense of others. Cheating implies the breaking of rules. There are plenty ways to cheat‚ you can cheat in a relationship‚ academically‚ and in games. Cheating is when a person misleads‚ deceives‚ or acts dishonestly on purpose. For kids‚ cheating may happen at school‚ at home‚ or while playing a sport.Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending
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Video games are notorious for having a number of negative effects on an individual and have built the reputation for being unhealthy‚ but Jane McGonigal hopes to break that stigma; Jane believes that video games can actually save the world. I appreciate her optimism and enthusiasm‚ but there are many flaws to what she is saying. For one‚ she states that we should increase the number of hours that we spend playing video games; she claims that video this will bring out the best in them. If so‚ why
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The Impact of Video Games on Children Video games have been available to consumers for the last 30 years. They are a unique form of entertainment‚ because they encourage players to become a part of the game’s script. Today’s sophisticated video games require players to pay constant attention to the game‚ rather than passively watching a movie. This has both positive and negative impacts on players. Several studies have been published that explore these impacts on today’s children. Most people
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