As a self-identified gamer, I am willing to say that I am thrilled to discover the incorporation of “gaming” into the educational curriculum.\u00a0 I believe it is a fitting that the gaming sphere should be incorporated into education considering the different types of learning that is discovered in video games.\u00a0 When I was a child, my grandfather bought my sister and I a Nintendo; however, my sister found no entertainment with it, but I discovered the different interactive functions of the game.\u00a0 It was Super Mario Brothers the original edition.\u00a0 The game was the foundation of the start of my educational building: the foundation being the problem solving skills and quick thinking strategies.\u00a0 As the years progressed, I challenged myself with more difficult games, pushing my capability to do so.\u00a0 I can\u2019t recall where I have seen it (perhaps in the Anthropology of Education course at SFU), but James Paul Gee states in a video about the evolution of video games in the education system that this genre pushes children to progress through harder levels.\u00a0 The more difficult the game, the more problem solving and quick thinking the player has to do in order to achieve the completion of the level.\u00a0 With how complicated games are becoming, it requires more thinking and problem solving to complete certain levels and\/or missions.\u00a0 Games have evolved from the side-scrolling platform to a range of genres that children can choose from.\u00a0 In my case, I do enjoy the occasional retro games (Super Mario Brothers, Castlevania, Mega Man etc.), but at my age I enjoy a good first person shooter (Mass Effect, Left 4 Dead) or a Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) such as World of Warcraft (WoW) or Diablo 3.\u00a0 In this case, these games require quick thinking, multitasking, problem solving as well as additional traits that can be incorporated when playing these types of games.\u00a0 What is profound is the interaction ability and challenge and consolidation capability Gee mentions in his article \u201cGood Video Games and Good Learning\u201d.<\/p>\n
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I believe that is a fascinating feat for players to \u201cbecome\u201d their character.\u00a0 From experience, as I play my Pandarian Hunter on WoW, I escape into a world of fantasy and I become the character.\u00a0 Through this game, I help create the story, as Gee states that not only are the players the \u201creaders\u201d but we are also the \u201cwriters\u201d as well.\u00a0 We create our own narrative and it is through WoW that I can create my story.\u00a0 There is also the sense\u00a0agency and responsibility when playing the game: I am in charge of the strategies I use in order to complete different quests and raids that I partake.\u00a0 The quick thinking does come into play.\u00a0 There are also times that I find my gaming to be pleasantly frustrating.\u00a0 With the mistakes I make, I can see what I have done wrong in order to correct it for the replay, just as Gee states.\u00a0 Gee mentions WoW for the class specialization aspect.\u00a0 Having only played the game for three years, I can see the complications of the different classes.\u00a0 In order to play my Pandarian Hunter, I have to know the specializations, the weapons and armor needed, how I need to reforge and gem my gear as well as consider the rotation and cooldowns I need while I am in raid.\u00a0 If I were to play my Night Elf Monk that would be a different situation where I would need to research the specialization for this class.\u00a0 This is a great learning tool for those that are entering the game, as they are able to use the various gaming strategies that Gee mentions.\u00a0 With the cross-functional teams, WoW incorporates the methods of collaboration and control in which teammates must work together in strategic and defensive methods in order to \u201cdown\u201d a raid boss.\u00a0 Not only are the members helping one another, but also communication is passed on and knowledge is transmitted to one another to help better their characters and their class.<\/p>\n
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The incorporation of video games in the education system is a fascinating and exciting concept that should be intergraded in the secondary curriculum, particularly in the English department.\u00a0 The story lines of each characters would be great study and this form of text would engage students further for the English classroom.<\/p>\n
–Stephanie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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