A year ago, Nintendo released a remastered version of one its most loved Nintendo 64 games, Pokémon Snap. We've been raving about this game on DCW since it was first released, and the growing popularity of photography-based video games doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon.
Read MoreThis list is about the Best Video Games For Learning. We will try our best so that you understand this list Best Video Games For Learning. I hope you like this list Best Video Games For Learning. Video games can bring their motivational magic to family time, online educational programs, or physical classrooms.
Read MoreStudies have previously shown that playing digital games is associated with a wide range of benefits for children, even in those who are very young. Certain types of digital game play can enhance learning and help develop digital skills.
Read MoreAmidst all the bustling speculation surrounding the potential of the metaverse, along with COVID-19 restrictions, video games have skyrocketed in popularity. The term 'gamification' has become a hot topic in the education landscape as developers attempt to tackle how we ignite a similar level of engagement seen in normal video games, in learning.
Read MoreResearchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds. The researchers looked at screen time records for 9,855 kids in the ABCD Study, all in the US and aged 9 or 10.
Read MoreThe course teaches students how history is represented in games, how games have influenced history, and which methods are used in video game research. "We wanted to convey some of these ideas about how to do research about video games, about how to think about video games historically, and how to study video games like novels or films," Bolman said.
Read MoreLudic Learning begins with my experience as a high school English teacher implementing a video game as a literary text in three senior English classes. Over that time, students played the video game Gone Home and were assessed by a series of responses and activities that are in line with the aims of a typical high school English curriculum.
Read MoreVideo games can amuse or distract, sometimes inspire, which means they engage the brain with tasks. So some researchers are hoping video games could help treat cognitive disorders from depression and ADHD to mental decline from aging.
Read MoreThe thing I'd rather be doing is hopping on the PlayStation console and playing some video games with my friends. From non-gamers, there's a known perception of negativity surrounding video games and how they affect academic status and brain stimulation.
Read MoreYou may have seen an article in The Atlantic entitled "Kids Are Learning History From Video Games Now." Its subtitle, "More students are being exposed to historical narratives through game play-but what exactly are they being taught?" raises questions that academics need to ask as we teach a generation that has grown up with video games.
Read MoreYou may have seen an article in The Atlantic entitled "Kids Are Learning History From Video Games Now." Its subtitle, "More students are being exposed to historical narratives through game play-but what exactly are they being taught?" raises questions that academics need to ask as we teach a generation that has grown up with video games.
Read MoreVideo games as a treatment for depression? Unheard of, especially in the elderly, whose brains have gone through normal deterioration as a part of aging. Researchers aren't always keen to divulge their findings, especially if it would reveal game mechanics that could be copied. Without outside verification, it's hard to tell if so-called medical video games have merit.
Read MoreAustralian computer developers are creating a new generation of "Serious games" that go beyond Mario and Minecraft, providing public health messaging, mental health support and awareness campaigns.
Read MoreA recent study has added to the body of research suggesting that action games could actually help your learning ability. For humans, it'd be of great interest to know if action games could provide a shortcut to this ability. Previously, studies had identified players who preferred to play action games in their spare time as having increased levels of these learning skills.
Read MoreStudies have shown that games can increase student motivation through engagement and light-hearted competition. One way to add gamification and game-based learning to the classroom is through integrating educational video games into the curriculum.
Read MoreWhat is Game Development? Game development is far more than mere developing video games. Game development starts with the art of visualizing an idea into reality. If you aspire to be an independent game developer make sure the financials to cover production are in sight when the time comes.
Read MoreWho doesn't love video games? Though you might claim that you are not an avid gamer, at some point in your life, you might have enjoyed playing strategy games or enthralling shooter games. There are more benefits one can garner from spending some time playing video games. Most video games would need players to give serious concentration and strategy in playing.
Read MoreHow else can players "Upgrade" their character if they don't accrue enough points to spend at the game's store? Can you explain why there is this link between storytelling and gaming?
Read MoreVideo games are not only a contested cultural space in America, but also a contested political space in which governments and corporations, journalists and activists, and players of every stripe, are competing to tell stories and shape perceptions about the world.
Read MoreI have a lifelong love of video games and have been playing them since the early days of the Atari 2600, Intellivision and ColecoVision consoles. In both cases, video games have proved to be a good solution.
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