Well due to all the comments that I have gathered from my last post, it makes creating this post so much easier. Its not hard to add to where I left off in my last post since I am talking about gaming, and I am an obviously serious gamer. I guess as far as examples are concerned, I didn't list any companies that actually make a living in helping children learn through video games. One of the bigger companies in this industry would be Leap Frog. This company made over 15 million dollars in last year alone. This is a market from children from the ages of 3 to 12. Which if your recall from my last post is not the age range majority of gamers. So this is obviously a prestigious industry. It is companies like this that can "hit two birds with one stone" so to speak. These companies are creating and selling a product that goes under the category of a game as well as education. This spreads the buying market from the vast variety of young gamers, and the the parents that want to help their kids beginning education. Schools actually try to learn from the aspects of video games. What I am saying is that teachers have always tried to find ways to help make subjects and learning fun. This was the most simplest solution to come up with. Take the amazing thrill from video games, and put educational facts, puzzles, and information in them. It does not get much easier than this, literally.
For one, I have always been a visual learner and games have helped me throughout most of my school career. When you think of the word, games, you shouldn’t automatically skip to the conclusion of someone having nothing better else to do. In order to beat any game, you have to either solve something or defeat something, which requires you to think. You can relate strategy in a game to strategy in the books, and this is what broadens the mind. Strategy requires a person to think, for example, it requires strategy to figure out how you will set up an essay starting with the thesis. Gaming allows you to think outside of the box and broaden your perspective on life as a whole. You can figure out so many interesting ideas from playing a game, even if it’s not learning. Now I’m not saying everyone should become a full out game freak, but a few games probably wouldn’t hurt anyone.
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