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"Playing video games is not just for fun, according to a number of studies of the impact of gaming on adults. In fact, pushing those buttons may be a pathway to physical and emotional health. Here’s what the research shows."
Via Josué Cardona
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Rescooped by Martin (Marty) Smith from Geek Therapy |
Scoop.it!
Via Josué Cardona
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:
Everything Bad Is Good For You
Steven Johnson's book Everything Bad Is Good For You supplements this post nicely. Our contemporary world is complex and crowded. Video games teach an essential set of skills via play and fun.
Adults Learn Best When Engaged
I can't sit in class anymore. Its too passive. My consumption is active, I want to take when I read, watch or find and share it across my nets. I learn best the way medical students are taught:
* Watch One.
* Do One.
* Teach one.
Video games create the watch, do, teach dynamic AND the combine it with our most open and creative "brain", the "play brain". I write this and admit I am NOT a video gamer, something I hope to fix soon (at 55). Why? Because its fun.
* Steven discusses Everything Bad on BootTV: http://www.booktv.org/Program/5731/quotEverything+Bad+is+Good+for+You+How+Todays+Popular+Culture+is+Making+Us+Smarterquot.aspx
fond of play Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Playstation Break 3 Video Games