3 things you learned
Gaming helps with multi-tasking.
Problem solving intelligence is helped by video games.
The Flynn Effect is that IQ is rising every year.
2 things you agree or disagree with.
I agree with his video game classroom that learning can be fun and multi-player. Games that require teamwork become social experiences.
I also agree with the lecturer's stance on violent games. Violence has been part of the human experience forever. I "played" guns with my childhood friends and now kids have simulators to do the same thing. Our culture in general needs to address violence - in movies, books, TV etc. before pointing any fingers at video games.
1 question you have
What part of the Flynn Effect is attributed to video games vs. education in general?
The Flynn effect can be attributed to better nutrition too. I read one study that found IQ is raising in the area of spatial intelligence. Spatial intelligence is something that video games are good at promoting and something that traditional schooling does very poorly.
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