“Gamers
are virtuosos at weaving a tight fabric. There's a lot of interesting
research that shows that we like people better after we play a game
with them, even if they've beaten us badly, and the reason is that it
takes a lot of trust to play a game with someone. We trust that they
will spend their time with us, they will play by the same rules,
value the same goals, they will stay with the game until it's over.”
Jane McGonigal, game designer.
Do
we want children to “barely notice” when they develop valuable
skills? Not to learn that hard work plays a role in that acquisition?
It’s important to realize early on that mastery often requires
persevering through tedious, repetitive tasks and hard-to-grasp
subject matter.
Pamela Paul, children's book editor.
I
think if parents actually understand what it is, umm, realise that
video games aren't all the same. You know like books aren't all the
same, there's Fifty shades of gray, and then out humanities text
book, for example. And movies, there's Jackass and there's a
documentary about what we are learning in school. And then there is a
video game, there is Call of Duty and there's MinecraftEDU.
Eric Walker, teacher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Recp9xpYY
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