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I’m sure you have all been in boring lessons at school and you say to yourself “ what are you doing here man it’s a total waste of time!” I often think that in school we are put in lessons that are of no use to us when we leave and go out into the big wide world full of opportunities. I would say that on average I have four lessons a week that are of no use to me and therefore are wasting my time at school. If I was able to put these four hours into something more productive I would love it and I’m sure a lot of other people would like to do the same. Unless you enjoy/enjoyed all of your lessons at school then I’m sure you will know exactly how I feel.
Gamers everywhere spend on average 1-2 hours a day playing on their beloved console. If I didn’t have my console I would end up playing some old fashioned game or something :) I can’t imagine life without a video game of some variety (even a good old mega drive would satisfy me). You have to know a bit about games to get an idea of what games you want to spend your precious money on. Most people get their information from magazines or from Internet sites.
We would all be playing games such as Ever Grace if we had no information, so wouldn’t it be great if we had lots and lost of information about games, I mean lots of information! Such as being taught how the *world’s most talented* people make these wonders of the world i.e. games such as Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Crash bandicoot, Grand Theft Auto plus many more great titles that have made a dramatic impact on our lives. To know how the games we play are made and the process the game goes through really interests me and I would appreciate the game more when playing it because I would know how much work it took to make it.
If we had a lesson at school which taught us about the games and history of games and things like that it would be great!! :) Still we wouldn’t be able to play games at school because school is not for playing computer games it is for learning! :) I’m really talking about being taught about what stages a game goes through before it hits the shops, how the games magazines are made, how to write a non-biased review on a game (improves writing ability). The history of games is important because if it wasn’t for the first consoles and ideas of games we wouldn’t be playing on great systems such as the ‘ps2’ and ‘x-box’ oh and the lovely little Game cube :) I think that the people who started work on games consoles are great people and have made millions if not billions of people very happy little gamers :)
Also to design a games magazine would be very interesting because you could include your own reviews and your thoughts on what the gaming world needs. Also for another project for the games lesson you could design a game of your choice and write a description about it. If this ever happened (*everyone laughs at the fool who is writing this*) I would advise you to put copyright at the bottom of your magazine or game! You never know some teacher could be a secret worker for Sony :)
Being able to have a class about games and the history of how they are made and what started them off would interest a lot of people. The main reason people would be immediately interested is because the idea of games would make them think that the class would be fun to do. Also having a better idea of what goes on behind glossy graphics and colourful characters would make a lot of people appreciate a game before they start pointing out all the faults of it.
The class would almost definitely make more people think of a career in writing reviews for games. Or a career in the making of the games and designing different parts if it etc. I have often thought about maybe trying a career in games but I’ve never had that much information about it, a class devoted to games would make me very happy. After all, games are important to gamers as dog food is to dogs. :)
What are your thoughts about having a lesson at school where you could be creative and get to know about the games you play in more detail? Maybe even get to go on work experience to a gaming company and see if it’s the career for you? If you’ve done all your education then would you have liked to learn about games from the age of twelve onwards so you could consider a career in it?
Thanks for reading :)
Appreciate you thoughts on this idea.
Gamers everywhere spend on average 1-2 hours a day playing on their beloved console. If I didn’t have my console I would end up playing some old fashioned game or something :) I can’t imagine life without a video game of some variety (even a good old mega drive would satisfy me). You have to know a bit about games to get an idea of what games you want to spend your precious money on. Most people get their information from magazines or from Internet sites.
We would all be playing games such as Ever Grace if we had no information, so wouldn’t it be great if we had lots and lost of information about games, I mean lots of information! Such as being taught how the *world’s most talented* people make these wonders of the world i.e. games such as Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Crash bandicoot, Grand Theft Auto plus many more great titles that have made a dramatic impact on our lives. To know how the games we play are made and the process the game goes through really interests me and I would appreciate the game more when playing it because I would know how much work it took to make it.
If we had a lesson at school which taught us about the games and history of games and things like that it would be great!! :) Still we wouldn’t be able to play games at school because school is not for playing computer games it is for learning! :) I’m really talking about being taught about what stages a game goes through before it hits the shops, how the games magazines are made, how to write a non-biased review on a game (improves writing ability). The history of games is important because if it wasn’t for the first consoles and ideas of games we wouldn’t be playing on great systems such as the ‘ps2’ and ‘x-box’ oh and the lovely little Game cube :) I think that the people who started work on games consoles are great people and have made millions if not billions of people very happy little gamers :)
Also to design a games magazine would be very interesting because you could include your own reviews and your thoughts on what the gaming world needs. Also for another project for the games lesson you could design a game of your choice and write a description about it. If this ever happened (*everyone laughs at the fool who is writing this*) I would advise you to put copyright at the bottom of your magazine or game! You never know some teacher could be a secret worker for Sony :)
Being able to have a class about games and the history of how they are made and what started them off would interest a lot of people. The main reason people would be immediately interested is because the idea of games would make them think that the class would be fun to do. Also having a better idea of what goes on behind glossy graphics and colourful characters would make a lot of people appreciate a game before they start pointing out all the faults of it.
The class would almost definitely make more people think of a career in writing reviews for games. Or a career in the making of the games and designing different parts if it etc. I have often thought about maybe trying a career in games but I’ve never had that much information about it, a class devoted to games would make me very happy. After all, games are important to gamers as dog food is to dogs. :)
What are your thoughts about having a lesson at school where you could be creative and get to know about the games you play in more detail? Maybe even get to go on work experience to a gaming company and see if it’s the career for you? If you’ve done all your education then would you have liked to learn about games from the age of twelve onwards so you could consider a career in it?
Thanks for reading :)
Appreciate you thoughts on this idea.
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Good post. But ya need school.
> Appreciate you thoughts on this idea.
nice statement, more games less maths
nice statement, more games less maths
lol! Now imagine a game on a topic like that..
I did a module in 3D computer graphics (this was over 10 years ago, so it was hardly the mass industry it is now). It was an interesting course, though the most interesting thing about it was that our lecturer was a transexual, getting ready for the op. It certainly added an extra 'dimension' to lectures...
not a bad post there kerrang..
but would you have been able to do such as post if you didn't go to school?
School has taught us a lot of things, there are different aspects of gaming which I have experinced at university, but nothing in terms of 'direct console gaming' for example in Softare Engineering we had to program various software like fruit machines, pinball games.
I wish we had a module that was based around games programing, or thinking about ideas for new games, cause I would certainly love to be in that class.
However, in our student union we do have a PS 2 (Thanks Uni!)
and I wouldn't be able to think of different aspects of gaming and 'learn' about the industry if it wasn't for education, experiance and know-how.
but would you have been able to do such as post if you didn't go to school?
School has taught us a lot of things, there are different aspects of gaming which I have experinced at university, but nothing in terms of 'direct console gaming' for example in Softare Engineering we had to program various software like fruit machines, pinball games.
I wish we had a module that was based around games programing, or thinking about ideas for new games, cause I would certainly love to be in that class.
However, in our student union we do have a PS 2 (Thanks Uni!)
and I wouldn't be able to think of different aspects of gaming and 'learn' about the industry if it wasn't for education, experiance and know-how.
Im kinda already doing something like this in school.
I have to make a model of a games shop and add stuff like my own magazine and just everything like that.
There are tons of lessons at school though which are of no use to me and i hate it.
Its boring.
:)
Nice post.
I have to make a model of a games shop and add stuff like my own magazine and just everything like that.
There are tons of lessons at school though which are of no use to me and i hate it.
Its boring.
:)
Nice post.
heh!
You should be on my course at uni then.
In my first year I had a module called "Introduction to Games". In the each week you turned up to the tutorial and had to play a different genre of game. That was a quality module! Having to play Quake 3 for a lesson!!!
:)
You should be on my course at uni then.
In my first year I had a module called "Introduction to Games". In the each week you turned up to the tutorial and had to play a different genre of game. That was a quality module! Having to play Quake 3 for a lesson!!!
:)
To uote Bill and Ted, that would be 'most excellent'. That is a great idea, but you should have to pass a test to do it, we don't want any Yu, Bill or Shigeru doing it...
Good post!
Good post!
I’m sure you have all been in boring lessons at school and you say to yourself “ what are you doing here man it’s a total waste of time!” I often think that in school we are put in lessons that are of no use to us when we leave and go out into the big wide world full of opportunities. I would say that on average I have four lessons a week that are of no use to me and therefore are wasting my time at school. If I was able to put these four hours into something more productive I would love it and I’m sure a lot of other people would like to do the same. Unless you enjoy/enjoyed all of your lessons at school then I’m sure you will know exactly how I feel.
Gamers everywhere spend on average 1-2 hours a day playing on their beloved console. If I didn’t have my console I would end up playing some old fashioned game or something :) I can’t imagine life without a video game of some variety (even a good old mega drive would satisfy me). You have to know a bit about games to get an idea of what games you want to spend your precious money on. Most people get their information from magazines or from Internet sites.
We would all be playing games such as Ever Grace if we had no information, so wouldn’t it be great if we had lots and lost of information about games, I mean lots of information! Such as being taught how the *world’s most talented* people make these wonders of the world i.e. games such as Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Crash bandicoot, Grand Theft Auto plus many more great titles that have made a dramatic impact on our lives. To know how the games we play are made and the process the game goes through really interests me and I would appreciate the game more when playing it because I would know how much work it took to make it.
If we had a lesson at school which taught us about the games and history of games and things like that it would be great!! :) Still we wouldn’t be able to play games at school because school is not for playing computer games it is for learning! :) I’m really talking about being taught about what stages a game goes through before it hits the shops, how the games magazines are made, how to write a non-biased review on a game (improves writing ability). The history of games is important because if it wasn’t for the first consoles and ideas of games we wouldn’t be playing on great systems such as the ‘ps2’ and ‘x-box’ oh and the lovely little Game cube :) I think that the people who started work on games consoles are great people and have made millions if not billions of people very happy little gamers :)
Also to design a games magazine would be very interesting because you could include your own reviews and your thoughts on what the gaming world needs. Also for another project for the games lesson you could design a game of your choice and write a description about it. If this ever happened (*everyone laughs at the fool who is writing this*) I would advise you to put copyright at the bottom of your magazine or game! You never know some teacher could be a secret worker for Sony :)
Being able to have a class about games and the history of how they are made and what started them off would interest a lot of people. The main reason people would be immediately interested is because the idea of games would make them think that the class would be fun to do. Also having a better idea of what goes on behind glossy graphics and colourful characters would make a lot of people appreciate a game before they start pointing out all the faults of it.
The class would almost definitely make more people think of a career in writing reviews for games. Or a career in the making of the games and designing different parts if it etc. I have often thought about maybe trying a career in games but I’ve never had that much information about it, a class devoted to games would make me very happy. After all, games are important to gamers as dog food is to dogs. :)
What are your thoughts about having a lesson at school where you could be creative and get to know about the games you play in more detail? Maybe even get to go on work experience to a gaming company and see if it’s the career for you? If you’ve done all your education then would you have liked to learn about games from the age of twelve onwards so you could consider a career in it?
Thanks for reading :)
Appreciate you thoughts on this idea.
Gamers everywhere spend on average 1-2 hours a day playing on their beloved console. If I didn’t have my console I would end up playing some old fashioned game or something :) I can’t imagine life without a video game of some variety (even a good old mega drive would satisfy me). You have to know a bit about games to get an idea of what games you want to spend your precious money on. Most people get their information from magazines or from Internet sites.
We would all be playing games such as Ever Grace if we had no information, so wouldn’t it be great if we had lots and lost of information about games, I mean lots of information! Such as being taught how the *world’s most talented* people make these wonders of the world i.e. games such as Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Crash bandicoot, Grand Theft Auto plus many more great titles that have made a dramatic impact on our lives. To know how the games we play are made and the process the game goes through really interests me and I would appreciate the game more when playing it because I would know how much work it took to make it.
If we had a lesson at school which taught us about the games and history of games and things like that it would be great!! :) Still we wouldn’t be able to play games at school because school is not for playing computer games it is for learning! :) I’m really talking about being taught about what stages a game goes through before it hits the shops, how the games magazines are made, how to write a non-biased review on a game (improves writing ability). The history of games is important because if it wasn’t for the first consoles and ideas of games we wouldn’t be playing on great systems such as the ‘ps2’ and ‘x-box’ oh and the lovely little Game cube :) I think that the people who started work on games consoles are great people and have made millions if not billions of people very happy little gamers :)
Also to design a games magazine would be very interesting because you could include your own reviews and your thoughts on what the gaming world needs. Also for another project for the games lesson you could design a game of your choice and write a description about it. If this ever happened (*everyone laughs at the fool who is writing this*) I would advise you to put copyright at the bottom of your magazine or game! You never know some teacher could be a secret worker for Sony :)
Being able to have a class about games and the history of how they are made and what started them off would interest a lot of people. The main reason people would be immediately interested is because the idea of games would make them think that the class would be fun to do. Also having a better idea of what goes on behind glossy graphics and colourful characters would make a lot of people appreciate a game before they start pointing out all the faults of it.
The class would almost definitely make more people think of a career in writing reviews for games. Or a career in the making of the games and designing different parts if it etc. I have often thought about maybe trying a career in games but I’ve never had that much information about it, a class devoted to games would make me very happy. After all, games are important to gamers as dog food is to dogs. :)
What are your thoughts about having a lesson at school where you could be creative and get to know about the games you play in more detail? Maybe even get to go on work experience to a gaming company and see if it’s the career for you? If you’ve done all your education then would you have liked to learn about games from the age of twelve onwards so you could consider a career in it?
Thanks for reading :)
Appreciate you thoughts on this idea.
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