Using games as specialized learning

... or Princess Peach: OBGYN

Anyone know when "And Justice for All" is coming out in the US?

ROFL @ Ron. Thats kinda gross.

But seriously, this is a good idea. Learning things become fun when its a game. Think Civilization or SimCity (SimCity 4000 btw is used in many universities as and urban planning simulator, its that good).

I played a game in my childhood where you controlled a robot in order to achieve a goal. This lead to thinking like a CNC programmer. RPG maker is a great creative tool/game that makes you think like a programmer (not a true game, I know, but still fun to play with as a teen).

I myself have given plenty of sniper rifle lessons online in recent weeks.

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That would be the middle of January.

Playing online games before the days of easy-to-use voice chat really improved my keyboarding skills. Trying to call for help with the keyboard while under heavy fire will drive up your WPM pretty fast. Having a high number of WPM is a good job skill to have.

Some Japanese schools are already using the DS to teach children English.

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/24/ds-schooling-japanese-students/

Why not bring it to the rest of the world.

Hey anyone else use that Lego-Logo thing, where you had the triangle on the screen that could accept certain word commands, and transmit them to a Lego car (wired, of course) that would zoom around the room? This had to have been 1993 or earlier, easily.

So is his name Shaffer or Shaffen? You use both in the post.

Games make people stupider, not smarter. I know plenty of poor people that make themselves dumber by playing games all day instead of reading a good book and expanding their knowledge.

A game is just a predetermined path that you follow along the "guise" of playing a game. Every single game out there is linear. You HAVE to do things a certain way.

The world doesn't need more drones.