http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/2010/02/15/exploring-the-renaissance-through-videogames/ Research and discussion concerning instructional video games Wed, 16 May 2012 10:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/2010/02/15/exploring-the-renaissance-through-videogames/comment-page-1/#comment-1504 Brian Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:56:34 +0000 http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/?p=1239#comment-1504 Cool article... I really like games that have a lot of little details like that. I remember playing games like Oregon Trail in class when I was younger, and it was something I looked forward to. I think incorporating even a little portion of a video game into a class where kids could play and explore, and still learn, would motivate kids to go to class, and hopefully also motivate them to learn more about the setting or story of the game, since it would related to the topic in class. However, I don't think that having kids just play an entire video game in class would really increase learning. If they would be used, they should probably be used as a portion of the lesson rather than taking place of the lesson. Cool article… I really like games that have a lot of little details like that. I remember playing games like Oregon Trail in class when I was younger, and it was something I looked forward to.
I think incorporating even a little portion of a video game into a class where kids could play and explore, and still learn, would motivate kids to go to class, and hopefully also motivate them to learn more about the setting or story of the game, since it would related to the topic in class. However, I don’t think that having kids just play an entire video game in class would really increase learning. If they would be used, they should probably be used as a portion of the lesson rather than taking place of the lesson.

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