A Psychologically Fascinating Tool For The Classroom

Education has and always been all about learning through textbooks and in-person lectures from school rather than using technologies to teach. For example, most schools located in the rural areas are still using the traditional way of teaching to deliver the materials to the students. In fact, most of the public high schools in the urban are not even aware of the existence of high-end technologies out there like the virtual reality, 3-Dimensional simulators, or even touchscreen devices. Students are taught and trained to use their basic skills to figure out a solution to a problem. However, if technologies included video games were parts of the teaching process and “teacher will have students create games to teach other students,” then “students are immersed in an environment they are accustomed to,” and “this establishes a potentially new form of performance assessment” (Annetta). Indeed, with this combination between education and video games, teachers are more likely to have their students highly participate in their works rather than have their students trying to finish their assignments because they were forced to do them. For example, students in middle school are more likely to have their attention on video games about the outer space from NASA’s website: spaceplace.nasa.gov, or to have themselves directly experience the 4-dimensional simulation of the pilot system of an aircraft rather than read the materials straight out from books. Another example of how video

Everybody in this country plays video games almost every day. It does not matter what the age is, even though they are not young and have free time they would play video games and enjoy themselves. People and society says that through video games children’s and also some adults become more aggressive and violent. Video games are contributing the act of violence all over the world and they are thinking to stop video games for their benefit. The media makes false assumptions. They are not giving details of video games and missing the benefits of the video games. According to medical daily new research indicates that certain video games actually boost the brain power and improve strategic thinking. Unfortunately, our parents and society does not approve the use of video games and it has been decried by many parents and it creates destructive garbage. It also improves the cognitive flexibility which is the mental faculty of creative and lateral thinking. According to Ericson, “Our paper shows that cognitive flexibility, a cornerstone of human intelligence, is not a static trait can be trained and improved using fun learning tools alike gaming”.(Medical Daily) This is the necessary part of our human brain and it can be achieved by video games and other fun learning activities. There are many advantages just like these from playing video games. They should also look at the benefits and not just focus on the disadvantages. It also helps from

says Gamers must deal with immediate problems while keeping their long-term goals on their horizon. This strategic thinking and complex Video games are goal-driven experiences, which are fundamental to learning. Unlike reading a book, playing a video game is all about active exploration. Video games force your brain to make decisions, says author Steven Johnson. This quick thinking makes your brain on its toes and very active.

In Jonathan Craton’s article “The Effect of Videogames on Student Achievement” he shows the positive and negative effects video games have on present day students. He goes into detail on the benefits and shortfalls that video games could have on education and social skills of college students. Craton also mentions the psychological effects noted from video games including games with increased amounts of violence. Despite the negative effects Craton mentions in his article, video games should be used to assist in the learning process in classrooms around the world.

Action video games, which are categorized by fighting, shooting, or platform-style games, have come to dominate the gaming industry in the 21st century. Both parents and politicians alike have accused action games for causing antisocial, violent and even addictive behavior in gamers. This fear over video games fueled early research efforts to prove that violent video games were as damaging as claims would suggest. Many studies claim to show an overall negative psychological effect on the player, citing examples such as increased aggression and long-term harm to mental stability. However, recently, both gamers and game developers have defended action games with claims that they make the player “smarter”. This has sparked the

“In the month after its release, the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops had been played for the equivalent of 68,000 years worldwide (Bavelier 1)”. The united states love their video games. Video games are going to stick around for a long time. Only 18% of US game players are under 18 years old; nearly one-third are over 50 (Bavelier 1)”. Now there is so many more kids that have got on board with video games today. Some of the four things about first many developers develop skills to use the brain, how do games help, how it affects the brain, studies done on the brain, and education. Video games have their disadvantages and their advantages but they are not as bad as they were back when we had known idea about what their power could do. We are just sticking the surface of what can be used now for video

Video games; are they therapeutic or malicious to the brain? Studies focus on different genre of gaming and the effects different games have on different societies in the article, “Brains on Video Games” (Bavelier, alt, 2011). Six experts break it down by offering the reader benefits, negative effects, addiction, educational use and what challenges lay ahead (Bavelier, alt, 2011).

In today’s society, the concerns for the effects of video games have acquired quite a terrible reputation. Worried parents around the world assume video games make their children do poorly in school, and create violent, desensitized, antisocial children. The increase in violent games, usually get the blame for aggressive behavior, shootings and violence in schools and young individuals. Most beliefs about video games effect on the brain and emotions are very common misconceptions. I strongly believe that video games are an essential tool to learning and gaining much-needed skills. When people look at the studies that have been done on video games and the brain, it will be apparent that some myths about video games have been blown out of proportion. It has come to my attention that there are studies that prove the negative effects of video games may only last the duration of game play. Kids can improve in general knowledge with educational video games like Leap Frog. Video games can train specific areas of the brain as well as increase brain flexibility and memory. Gaming actually has more beneficial effects than negative effects. Video games are excellent educational implement used in elementary schools. It is extremely helpful in brain development and helping kids with trouble reading improve. Memory retention can be improved and increased with the use of strategic, thinking games. Video games, as funny as it might sound, even promote

Since the industry of video games has been around, people have been skeptical about video games and their effects to our society. People are so used criticizing video games, claiming that they only corrupt our families, ruin our social lives, and make us and our children more violent. People that are against video games also claim that spending your time reading books is a better and more beneficial alternative. But to blindly claim these things while there are so many benefits for playing video games is really absurd. In the essay “Games” written by Steven Johnson he talks about multiple advantages that there are to playing video games over reading books. Shigeru Miyamoto, a renowned video game designer, once

Video games. While they may seem like the bane of every parent's existence, they don't have to be—many of them offer unique learning features. And with increased requirements in schools placing unprecedented demands on children and parents, it may be time to start thinking about video games as teaching tools. The learning component of gaming can be optimized with parent involvement. That means understanding what makes a game both fun and educational.

Most theories of video games steam from bad tendencies. Brian Sutton-Smith author of The Ambiguity of Play(1997) believed otherwise. Sutton-Smith, a famed developmental psychologist, focused on the study of play. He believed that you could learn so much about a human condition from studying how they play. After six decades of questioning “what is play.” he came to the conclusion that there was no definition for such a thing. He explained that the “opposite of play isn 't work. It’s depression.”. Also Jane McGonigal(2015) was quoted saying “Video Game play is literally the neurological opposite of depression” she took inspiration

Video games are frowned upon by parents as time-wasters, and worse, some education experts think that these games corrupt the brain. Violent video games are easily blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some young people become violent or commit extreme anti-social behavior. But many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many benefits – the main one is making kids smart. Video games may actually teach kids high-level thinking skills that they will need in the future.

The issue of this topic argues between the controversies over whether video gaming makes a better world or not. As video games are on the rise with technology, there are several concerns regarding its effect. Some think video games make children more aggressive, since they are allowed to play games killing people. Some say video games help the mind process faster, which helps with our cognition. Video games on the market appeal to gamers with different interests. Games such as Call of Duty focus on war and aggression. On the other side of the spectrum, games like Minecraft require skill and creativity. Video games have spread all around the world providing us with different gaming styles and creativity.

Since the turn of the Millennium, Video game began to solidify itself as a leading source of entertainment and as a result it also became widely criticized and many parents began to restricted children from having any access to video games. Parents shouldn’t restrict Children’s access to Video games since those who have played video games has been shown to many positive impacts on their lives. Studies have shown that children who play video games have a better mental capability than Children who don’t play video games. Plus, different genres of video games are shown to have different effects on children such as improvements in spatial skills and some can even reduce obesity. Video games have also been shown to improve a children’s education such as having higher test scores and improvement in vocabulary. Any effects video game causes can be reversed if needed yet any skills that a child gain would be beneficial in the digital age they are growing up in.

Video Games have been around since the early 1960’s, increasing in popularity in the early 1970’s and 80’s and are now more popular and common than before. It forever changed the entertainment world. The phrase Video Game is defined as a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen. Gaming is defined as the action or practice of playing video games. Video games can refer to games played on game consoles such as the PlayStation, Wii and Xbox, or on computers. With its increasing reputation, its sales have continued to grow, as of 2015 total revenues for the video game industry in the U.S. hit $23.5 billion. Current research has shown that, “97 % of American adolescents aged 12–17 years play computer, web, portable or console video games” (Adachi p.1041). However, along with this increase of gaming has come increased controversy on its effects on society. The main reason for this controversy, is whether the content of video games changes the behavior and attitudes of a player negatively, which then effects society negatively. Before focusing on this controversial topic, the history behind what video games are, how they evolved and the efforts that go into making them, should be addressed.