Comments on: Learning in World of Warcraft http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/2007/02/19/learning-in-world-of-warcraft/ Research and discussion concerning instructional video games Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:21:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Brett http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/2007/02/19/learning-in-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Brett Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:53:37 +0000 http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/learning-in-world-of-warcraft/#comment-3 I'm about half-way through Gee's book, and one of the key things that has caught my attention is what Gee refers to as the "problem of content," exemplified by this comment from a man watching his grandson play Pikmin: "While it may be good for his hand-ey coordination, it's a waste of time, because there isn't any content he's learning." Seems like Dr. Dede and Mr. Warlick share this grandfather's perception of games. But who says learning has to be, or even should be, about content? I’m about half-way through Gee’s book, and one of the key things that has caught my attention is what Gee refers to as the “problem of content,” exemplified by this comment from a man watching his grandson play Pikmin: “While it may be good for his hand-ey coordination, it’s a waste of time, because there isn’t any content he’s learning.”

Seems like Dr. Dede and Mr. Warlick share this grandfather’s perception of games. But who says learning has to be, or even should be, about content?

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