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Games that have an educational ability.
Think back to when you were young and in primary school. Learning was supposed to be fun but it never really was that great. Nowadays technology plays a big part in everyday life. So should it be used more in education for younger children? You may wonder what exactly I'm going on about and I will try to explain it as simple as I can. I think games with educational values should be used more in primary school children and here is why.
Children have very short attention spans, paying attention to a teacher all day can become very boring. A lot of children would like the idea of getting to play a game as part of learning. Games are very popular with young children (the rest of us as well) and ones that help them learn easier and sometimes faster could be beneficial to the children and also the teacher.
Bright, fast moving colours and sounds cause us to become interested in what's happening, we pay more attention. When I was in school we used BBC computers with very poor graphical abilities, but still a lot of my classmates jumped at the chance to use one. I know all this would cost money but education is slowly improving in this country and more funds become available to schools all the time. Not a lot of equipment would be needed. Just a few computers in each school (which most probably have got). I know a lot of people who have some kind of educational software to help you learn, revise and they think they are a great help.
I'm not saying that developers should make games more educational. There are developers out there already who make these type of games. What I would like to know is do you think that such games would be beneficial and if they should be used more in schools to help children learn.
In this day and age technology is a major part of a lot of industries and people with skills in technology are required all over the place. Starting children at a younger age and getting them used to basic skills could help them develop quicker. I remember been shown countless television programs that had a so called educational value but nobody really paid that much attention to them, that's why I think game could be used to help. I know some are used but no used to their full potential. A problem could be parents who don't really know the full details who don't want their child to play games as they are there to learn.
So what do you think?
Think back to when you were young and in primary school. Learning was supposed to be fun but it never really was that great. Nowadays technology plays a big part in everyday life. So should it be used more in education for younger children? You may wonder what exactly I'm going on about and I will try to explain it as simple as I can. I think games with educational values should be used more in primary school children and here is why.
Children have very short attention spans, paying attention to a teacher all day can become very boring. A lot of children would like the idea of getting to play a game as part of learning. Games are very popular with young children (the rest of us as well) and ones that help them learn easier and sometimes faster could be beneficial to the children and also the teacher.
Bright, fast moving colours and sounds cause us to become interested in what's happening, we pay more attention. When I was in school we used BBC computers with very poor graphical abilities, but still a lot of my classmates jumped at the chance to use one. I know all this would cost money but education is slowly improving in this country and more funds become available to schools all the time. Not a lot of equipment would be needed. Just a few computers in each school (which most probably have got). I know a lot of people who have some kind of educational software to help you learn, revise and they think they are a great help.
I'm not saying that developers should make games more educational. There are developers out there already who make these type of games. What I would like to know is do you think that such games would be beneficial and if they should be used more in schools to help children learn.
In this day and age technology is a major part of a lot of industries and people with skills in technology are required all over the place. Starting children at a younger age and getting them used to basic skills could help them develop quicker. I remember been shown countless television programs that had a so called educational value but nobody really paid that much attention to them, that's why I think game could be used to help. I know some are used but no used to their full potential. A problem could be parents who don't really know the full details who don't want their child to play games as they are there to learn.
So what do you think?
I think that devellopers could be clever enough to sneak in elements of teaching.
For instance, they'd have to learn what certain different elements did in order to use them in puzzels.
Or how gravity and physics equations work as they try to lift a load with limited energy.
There's a sort of potential here.
For instance, they'd have to learn what certain different elements did in order to use them in puzzels.
Or how gravity and physics equations work as they try to lift a load with limited energy.
There's a sort of potential here.
Games that have an educational ability.
Think back to when you were young and in primary school. Learning was supposed to be fun but it never really was that great. Nowadays technology plays a big part in everyday life. So should it be used more in education for younger children? You may wonder what exactly I'm going on about and I will try to explain it as simple as I can. I think games with educational values should be used more in primary school children and here is why.
Children have very short attention spans, paying attention to a teacher all day can become very boring. A lot of children would like the idea of getting to play a game as part of learning. Games are very popular with young children (the rest of us as well) and ones that help them learn easier and sometimes faster could be beneficial to the children and also the teacher.
Bright, fast moving colours and sounds cause us to become interested in what's happening, we pay more attention. When I was in school we used BBC computers with very poor graphical abilities, but still a lot of my classmates jumped at the chance to use one. I know all this would cost money but education is slowly improving in this country and more funds become available to schools all the time. Not a lot of equipment would be needed. Just a few computers in each school (which most probably have got). I know a lot of people who have some kind of educational software to help you learn, revise and they think they are a great help.
I'm not saying that developers should make games more educational. There are developers out there already who make these type of games. What I would like to know is do you think that such games would be beneficial and if they should be used more in schools to help children learn.
In this day and age technology is a major part of a lot of industries and people with skills in technology are required all over the place. Starting children at a younger age and getting them used to basic skills could help them develop quicker. I remember been shown countless television programs that had a so called educational value but nobody really paid that much attention to them, that's why I think game could be used to help. I know some are used but no used to their full potential. A problem could be parents who don't really know the full details who don't want their child to play games as they are there to learn.
So what do you think?
Think back to when you were young and in primary school. Learning was supposed to be fun but it never really was that great. Nowadays technology plays a big part in everyday life. So should it be used more in education for younger children? You may wonder what exactly I'm going on about and I will try to explain it as simple as I can. I think games with educational values should be used more in primary school children and here is why.
Children have very short attention spans, paying attention to a teacher all day can become very boring. A lot of children would like the idea of getting to play a game as part of learning. Games are very popular with young children (the rest of us as well) and ones that help them learn easier and sometimes faster could be beneficial to the children and also the teacher.
Bright, fast moving colours and sounds cause us to become interested in what's happening, we pay more attention. When I was in school we used BBC computers with very poor graphical abilities, but still a lot of my classmates jumped at the chance to use one. I know all this would cost money but education is slowly improving in this country and more funds become available to schools all the time. Not a lot of equipment would be needed. Just a few computers in each school (which most probably have got). I know a lot of people who have some kind of educational software to help you learn, revise and they think they are a great help.
I'm not saying that developers should make games more educational. There are developers out there already who make these type of games. What I would like to know is do you think that such games would be beneficial and if they should be used more in schools to help children learn.
In this day and age technology is a major part of a lot of industries and people with skills in technology are required all over the place. Starting children at a younger age and getting them used to basic skills could help them develop quicker. I remember been shown countless television programs that had a so called educational value but nobody really paid that much attention to them, that's why I think game could be used to help. I know some are used but no used to their full potential. A problem could be parents who don't really know the full details who don't want their child to play games as they are there to learn.
So what do you think?