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Why Video Games Make Us So Happy?

How do you feel about video games? There are plenty of benefits to playing them, and engaging with their communities, but one of the main pros is just how happy video games can make us players. There’s so much to engage with, even from just simply buying a pre-owned copy of a game from 10 years ago, and you can have hours of fun with just a single play through. But the reasons don’t stop there. There are so many ways a video game can make someone happy, so let’s go through the most common below.

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Massive study of video games for learning offers good news about the future of safety education

Video games are often advocated as educational tools that can increase students' knowledge through entertainment. Published studies about the effectiveness of video games in education and training are limited in both the number and diversity of participants, lacking the robust evidence that needs a very large, varied, worldwide sample.

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How Riot Games' board game Tellstones weaponizes memory

No more than six minutes into the game we were accusing one another of blatant cheating and resorting to pot shots about memory loss. As I paced back and forth in the bedroom, my pride wounded and my dear wife cackling triumphantly in the living room, I asked myself: how can one simple game like this provoke such a reaction? Sure, I don't like losing, and plenty of board games are rage-inducing, but this hit different.

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How Can Videogames Help You in Real Life

Although most teenagers’ parents assume that videogames are just bad distractions from the important things in life, there is evidence out there that suggests otherwise. Of course, gaming for long hours every day isn’t good for your mind or body, but in moderation, gaming has been said to have some amazing benefits for learning and cognitive ability. In this blog you will learn three main ways that video game skills can help you in real life, transferring your hangout hobby into an actual life skill which can be used practically too.

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Video games can add to kids’ learning during COVID-19 pandemic

Keeping in line with existing curricula, I will highlight how five subjects can benefit from video games in the classroom: English, math, science, history and physical education. A recent survey from the United Kingdom's National Literacy Trust has shown that more than 35 per cent of children who play video games believe they are better readers; the study also found that more than half of the participants read and write materials related to gaming at least once per month.

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What Can Video Games Teach Us About Instructional Design?

The best video games have small successes that people go through. In some cases, this involves a series of levels . But in some cases, users move through the levels by creating something on their own. My son loves Minecraft and yet the success has been incremental, as he slowly learns the craft of Minecraft. What I've realized is that tasks are more engaging when success is incremental. There's some fascinating research that people will work harder when they are closer to reaching a goal .

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