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A new purpose
Ok so we probably all can say that we are gamers, we love the thrills and all the extras that come with playing some of the great games that have graced the numerous great consoles over the years. Gaming to us all is designed to be fun, a past time that entertains us, prevents us from being bored and provide an experience that is hard to find anywhere else.
But all that aside is there anywhere else in general day-to-day life that maybe one day gaming could provide a use of some sort?
I thought about this for a while and came up with several ideas. Firstly to teach skills like driving a car etc. This is something which is currently done, but in the future games will be much better and this kind of situation will also be better. Various conditions can be added to see how the user adapts to these like various weather conditions, other road users, dangers on the road etc. Of course all this wouldn't be enough to pass a test as real life on the road experience is the only real way to make sure that the person is good enough but this way could help boost confidence in the learner and also give them a much safer environment to learn in. The same could also be for airplane flying, train driving, boat driving etc etc.
Another one that I thought of was on an idea I saw on television a while back, it was a game with very real life images (kind of like a movie). It was used to test how police officers would react in different situations with armed criminals. So maybe in the future games could also help with this kind of things and test the police officers in various situations. Again this allows the police officers practice in a safe environment and also experience for the various situations, which could make them perform better as a team. There is a problem thought that it would be impossible to be able to predict every possible situation they would encounter but with the help and experience they could get out of this then maybe it would improve the skills they use when tackling all problems they face.
Could they also be used for education of some sort in schools?
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.
Ok this last one is a stupid as you can get and will never happen but maybe it will bring a smile to your face after reading all that. Games could be used to stop all the wars in the world. Think back to your young days, you maybe played paper, rock scissors to see who would be in goal or who would lose a game. Imagine that two countries are having a feud of some sort, instead of going to war the two leaders could battle it out in a game. They could play tekken 4 and the winner takes all. Of course this wouldn't work, it is too stupid to work and could seriously do a lot more harm than good but just imagine for a minute it did happen.
Tony Blair could smash big Dubya wiv 10 hit combo to be the big chief. : )
Well I hope someone actually read this and maybe enjoyed it a little.
Post your views, go on you know you want to. Is there anything you can think off which would find games beneficial ?
Ok so we probably all can say that we are gamers, we love the thrills and all the extras that come with playing some of the great games that have graced the numerous great consoles over the years. Gaming to us all is designed to be fun, a past time that entertains us, prevents us from being bored and provide an experience that is hard to find anywhere else.
But all that aside is there anywhere else in general day-to-day life that maybe one day gaming could provide a use of some sort?
I thought about this for a while and came up with several ideas. Firstly to teach skills like driving a car etc. This is something which is currently done, but in the future games will be much better and this kind of situation will also be better. Various conditions can be added to see how the user adapts to these like various weather conditions, other road users, dangers on the road etc. Of course all this wouldn't be enough to pass a test as real life on the road experience is the only real way to make sure that the person is good enough but this way could help boost confidence in the learner and also give them a much safer environment to learn in. The same could also be for airplane flying, train driving, boat driving etc etc.
Another one that I thought of was on an idea I saw on television a while back, it was a game with very real life images (kind of like a movie). It was used to test how police officers would react in different situations with armed criminals. So maybe in the future games could also help with this kind of things and test the police officers in various situations. Again this allows the police officers practice in a safe environment and also experience for the various situations, which could make them perform better as a team. There is a problem thought that it would be impossible to be able to predict every possible situation they would encounter but with the help and experience they could get out of this then maybe it would improve the skills they use when tackling all problems they face.
Could they also be used for education of some sort in schools?
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.
Ok this last one is a stupid as you can get and will never happen but maybe it will bring a smile to your face after reading all that. Games could be used to stop all the wars in the world. Think back to your young days, you maybe played paper, rock scissors to see who would be in goal or who would lose a game. Imagine that two countries are having a feud of some sort, instead of going to war the two leaders could battle it out in a game. They could play tekken 4 and the winner takes all. Of course this wouldn't work, it is too stupid to work and could seriously do a lot more harm than good but just imagine for a minute it did happen.
Tony Blair could smash big Dubya wiv 10 hit combo to be the big chief. : )
Well I hope someone actually read this and maybe enjoyed it a little.
Post your views, go on you know you want to. Is there anything you can think off which would find games beneficial ?
pb wrote:
There are plenty of examples of computers and games
> being used for the good of society, but all too often the newspapers and media
> focus on the darker side of games (this in itself often being fabricated
> nonsense)
I agree with you there. Maybe they should also try highlight the good side of gaming. Probably get a lot more people reading that too. : )
There are plenty of examples of computers and games
> being used for the good of society, but all too often the newspapers and media
> focus on the darker side of games (this in itself often being fabricated
> nonsense)
I agree with you there. Maybe they should also try highlight the good side of gaming. Probably get a lot more people reading that too. : )
I thought of a game a while back.
Virtual Immune system or something like that.
The idea was in order to defeat the various virus' and bacterium, you'd gradually learn about the different parts of the body and how they worked.
About different germs and diseases and how you must defeat them.
Medicines and operations will also happen during the game.
I might still make it under Rareware/Swordspines sometime.
I posted it in the Game Ideas forum about a year ago but Ali accused me of lifting the theme off some Disney film where the white cell bullies the red cell...
I never did hear where he got it from...?
:-D
Virtual Immune system or something like that.
The idea was in order to defeat the various virus' and bacterium, you'd gradually learn about the different parts of the body and how they worked.
About different germs and diseases and how you must defeat them.
Medicines and operations will also happen during the game.
I might still make it under Rareware/Swordspines sometime.
I posted it in the Game Ideas forum about a year ago but Ali accused me of lifting the theme off some Disney film where the white cell bullies the red cell...
I never did hear where he got it from...?
:-D
Children have the problem of not really seeing that they're advancing. If a game could be designed that allowed them to see how they were progressing, then it would help their education incredibly.
Pour example.
You, my dear sir, are a knight in a kingdom of giants, dragons, maidens and cliches. But, in a land of such, magic roams free. You are taught, slowly, how to cast spells... and how to defeat such evils that you will inevitably encounter.
Such as a quizzing dragon, who despises humans because of their lack of knowledge. Only someone who can prove their knowledge may he allow to pass.
No need for killing, just a lovely little adventure where you have to go and change the lives of a few different people and dragons and stuff. Would work wonders if it was made well.
Good post, by the way, I've been meaning to write a topic about this for a long, long time. You've done it just as good as I could have done, if not better, excellent.
Pour example.
You, my dear sir, are a knight in a kingdom of giants, dragons, maidens and cliches. But, in a land of such, magic roams free. You are taught, slowly, how to cast spells... and how to defeat such evils that you will inevitably encounter.
Such as a quizzing dragon, who despises humans because of their lack of knowledge. Only someone who can prove their knowledge may he allow to pass.
No need for killing, just a lovely little adventure where you have to go and change the lives of a few different people and dragons and stuff. Would work wonders if it was made well.
Good post, by the way, I've been meaning to write a topic about this for a long, long time. You've done it just as good as I could have done, if not better, excellent.
With the army and police etc already using simulations, it's a pretty good idea to look at incorporating games into learning. Even the basic idea of educational PC games help to educate children in a fun manner without resorting to being overbearing.
There are plenty of examples of computers and games being used for the good of society, but all too often the newspapers and media focus on the darker side of games (this in itself often being fabricated nonsense)
Good post btw.
There are plenty of examples of computers and games being used for the good of society, but all too often the newspapers and media focus on the darker side of games (this in itself often being fabricated nonsense)
Good post btw.
A new purpose
Ok so we probably all can say that we are gamers, we love the thrills and all the extras that come with playing some of the great games that have graced the numerous great consoles over the years. Gaming to us all is designed to be fun, a past time that entertains us, prevents us from being bored and provide an experience that is hard to find anywhere else.
But all that aside is there anywhere else in general day-to-day life that maybe one day gaming could provide a use of some sort?
I thought about this for a while and came up with several ideas. Firstly to teach skills like driving a car etc. This is something which is currently done, but in the future games will be much better and this kind of situation will also be better. Various conditions can be added to see how the user adapts to these like various weather conditions, other road users, dangers on the road etc. Of course all this wouldn't be enough to pass a test as real life on the road experience is the only real way to make sure that the person is good enough but this way could help boost confidence in the learner and also give them a much safer environment to learn in. The same could also be for airplane flying, train driving, boat driving etc etc.
Another one that I thought of was on an idea I saw on television a while back, it was a game with very real life images (kind of like a movie). It was used to test how police officers would react in different situations with armed criminals. So maybe in the future games could also help with this kind of things and test the police officers in various situations. Again this allows the police officers practice in a safe environment and also experience for the various situations, which could make them perform better as a team. There is a problem thought that it would be impossible to be able to predict every possible situation they would encounter but with the help and experience they could get out of this then maybe it would improve the skills they use when tackling all problems they face.
Could they also be used for education of some sort in schools?
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.
Ok this last one is a stupid as you can get and will never happen but maybe it will bring a smile to your face after reading all that. Games could be used to stop all the wars in the world. Think back to your young days, you maybe played paper, rock scissors to see who would be in goal or who would lose a game. Imagine that two countries are having a feud of some sort, instead of going to war the two leaders could battle it out in a game. They could play tekken 4 and the winner takes all. Of course this wouldn't work, it is too stupid to work and could seriously do a lot more harm than good but just imagine for a minute it did happen.
Tony Blair could smash big Dubya wiv 10 hit combo to be the big chief. : )
Well I hope someone actually read this and maybe enjoyed it a little.
Post your views, go on you know you want to. Is there anything you can think off which would find games beneficial ?
Ok so we probably all can say that we are gamers, we love the thrills and all the extras that come with playing some of the great games that have graced the numerous great consoles over the years. Gaming to us all is designed to be fun, a past time that entertains us, prevents us from being bored and provide an experience that is hard to find anywhere else.
But all that aside is there anywhere else in general day-to-day life that maybe one day gaming could provide a use of some sort?
I thought about this for a while and came up with several ideas. Firstly to teach skills like driving a car etc. This is something which is currently done, but in the future games will be much better and this kind of situation will also be better. Various conditions can be added to see how the user adapts to these like various weather conditions, other road users, dangers on the road etc. Of course all this wouldn't be enough to pass a test as real life on the road experience is the only real way to make sure that the person is good enough but this way could help boost confidence in the learner and also give them a much safer environment to learn in. The same could also be for airplane flying, train driving, boat driving etc etc.
Another one that I thought of was on an idea I saw on television a while back, it was a game with very real life images (kind of like a movie). It was used to test how police officers would react in different situations with armed criminals. So maybe in the future games could also help with this kind of things and test the police officers in various situations. Again this allows the police officers practice in a safe environment and also experience for the various situations, which could make them perform better as a team. There is a problem thought that it would be impossible to be able to predict every possible situation they would encounter but with the help and experience they could get out of this then maybe it would improve the skills they use when tackling all problems they face.
Could they also be used for education of some sort in schools?
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.
Ok this last one is a stupid as you can get and will never happen but maybe it will bring a smile to your face after reading all that. Games could be used to stop all the wars in the world. Think back to your young days, you maybe played paper, rock scissors to see who would be in goal or who would lose a game. Imagine that two countries are having a feud of some sort, instead of going to war the two leaders could battle it out in a game. They could play tekken 4 and the winner takes all. Of course this wouldn't work, it is too stupid to work and could seriously do a lot more harm than good but just imagine for a minute it did happen.
Tony Blair could smash big Dubya wiv 10 hit combo to be the big chief. : )
Well I hope someone actually read this and maybe enjoyed it a little.
Post your views, go on you know you want to. Is there anything you can think off which would find games beneficial ?