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francolettieri

(182 posts) Mon Nov 12, 2012, 03:51 PM Nov 2012

Making Educational Video Games as fun/ addicting as ordinary video games

Why isn't anyone attempting to make educational software that is as fun and addicting as video games?? I believe it can easily be done and the result could drastically improve the education situation in this country in a very short amount of time.

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Making Educational Video Games as fun/ addicting as ordinary video games (Original Post) francolettieri Nov 2012 OP

welwell i learned a lot from gta and moh loli phabay Nov 2012 #1

I have seen ads for video games designed to improve brain function Motown_Johnny Nov 2012 #2

they may be out there but apparently they're not fun/addicting enough. francolettieri Nov 2012 #3

Try Assassins Creed... SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #4

With today's technology we should be moving forward faster RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #5

loli phabay

(5,580 posts)

1. welwell i learned a lot from gta and moh

Reply to francolettieri (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 03:52 PM

Nov 2012

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

2. I have seen ads for video games designed to improve brain function

Reply to francolettieri (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 04:11 PM

Nov 2012

the next time I see one I will try to take note.

They are out there.

francolettieri

(182 posts)

3. they may be out there but apparently they're not fun/addicting enough.

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 04:17 PM

Nov 2012

If there were kids/teens/adults would know about them and want them/ be playing them.

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

4. Try Assassins Creed...

Reply to francolettieri (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 04:21 PM

Nov 2012

Those games are a history lesson for the time period they are set in.

RepublicansRZombies

(982 posts)

5. With today's technology we should be moving forward faster

Reply to francolettieri (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 04:29 PM

Nov 2012

Instead we are going backwards, almost by design.

My kids were reading and doing math at age 3 largely due to educational software.

There are already tons of good games out there.

Our local school refused to purchase educational software, and instead used the Tech $$ for 20 copies of microsoft office and blackberries for all the teachers.

All the kids use the computer for is word processing.

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