vendredi 20 juillet 2012

Video Games Can Be A Learning Experience

By Will Schlepinger


There are so many critics out there who believe that online video games bring nothing but harm to the youth of the world - anti-social behavior, school shootings, poor social skills, obesity, you name it, they (supposedly) have it in them to corrupt the youth. But video games do enhance hand-eye coordination, and can actually be more of a boon than a bane to young and old people alike, according to other observers.

Recently, there have been a lot of online educational games designed to "tease" game players' brains into making them more productive. These games work by testing the cognitive functions of your brain, such as memory, reasoning, logical decision making, and so forth. Let's visualize yourself working out at a local health club to get your body in shape, playing educational video games is just like taking your brain to the same gym to get mentally in shape.

Many people deride educational games as entertainment for dorks, losers and geeks - but as a matter of fact, these games are just about as fun as your average mission of Grand Theft Auto, for instance. Often, those educational game player could have a lot more fun because they feel rewarded from the game. Oh, probably you played trivia with your family, or with your friends after a tiring game of backyard football - wasn't it great when you answered a question like "who was the 22nd AND 24th president of the United States?" That's a type of feeling the game player could get from education games. The effects of playing these games extend beyond the normal universe of video game playing - they help young people (and even adults) improve their self-esteem and help them tackle the challenges of the world with confidence.

The World Wide Web is by far the best place to look for free educational video games. The Internet can be a wonderful way to introduce you to educational learning that can be fun as well. Today's educational games found on the Internet are more interesting and attractive than ever. One of significant interests for many users is learning skills that can be applied in their workplace. One example of where this occurs is in the dental field. Many dental websites include online educational games that are both fun, informative, and catered towards user interests. There are games like Matching Pair, Wordsearch and Text Twist that fit into the latter category - general interest fun for everyone. These games are especially useful for professionals as they get to learn new jargon and technical terms that can help them further their craft.

The internet has transcended the traditional boundaries of online games by offering useful, and beneficial and educational contents for the user. After you play a few on line games, ask yourself if you've learned anything new and you will be probably surprised with the answer.




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