This week's topic was a funny one. I was confused. They want us to play games and get paid for it?? I felt a little guilty. I didn't actually play any because I have played tons of online games before. I love addictinggames.com. They have any type of game you can imagine. And some you can't too! :) Sometimes when I'm bored it's nice to do something that doesn't take a lot of brain power. . .
Speaking of brain power, the articles posted on the training site about gaming and learning were interesting. Of course something can be learned from any game you play. They even have websites that incorporate learning and education for children, such as pbs.org. Those games are wonderful because they make learning basic things, such as reading and math, fun. If played in a controlled environment with limits on time play, I think the games make wonderful accesories to education. As a child gets older, the games become more complex and more adult-themed. As long as teenagers don't spend too much time playing games, it is a nice outlet from traditional learning and it also forces teens into a different way of thinking or seeing things to figure something out.
As far as socialization within internet gaming, I don't buy into that too much. It's a type of socialization, I suppose, but I guess I am a traditionalist and always assumed that socialization involved face-to-face contact. The type of socialization one gets through gaming does allow interaction and a sort of identity within a group of players, but it is much easier to type something to someone than to say it in person. Board games allow one to think outside of the box and also interact in person. Online gaming is not like the real world, it's a fantasy world.
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