The Lab Report: Video games foster intellectual growth, connect scientists to public
The Lab Report: Video games foster intellectual growth, connect scientists to public
The Lab Report: Video games foster intellectual growth, connect scientists to public
By Caroline Bedell
November 24, 2022
Summary
The University of Wisconsin's Field Day Labs is a computer science lab funded through the Department of Public Instruction that creates storyline and simulation video games free for educational purposes.
Video games are able to foster intellectual growth within children differently than more traditional learning methods.
Field Day Labs creative director Sarah Gagnon said video games are ideal resources for immersive education.
Gagnon calls video games "Hot media," or an interactive media that is highly engaging.
Project assistant Jennifer Scianna said these games prove how educational gaming can demonstrate natural processes that are difficult to observe in the real world.
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Field Day is also preparing to release a journalism game and games exploring the roles of fungi in the natural world, said Gagnon.
Reference
Bedell, C. (2022, November 24). The lab report: Video games foster intellectual growth, connect scientists to public. The Badger Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2023, from https://badgerherald.com/news/2022/11/24/uw-researchers-turn-scientific-research-into-video-games-for-kids/