Chronicle

I know practically nothing about gaming-educational or otherwise so Sunny’s post really intrigued me. I thought this is one of my last chances to find out so I decided I would also read Meris Stanbury’s article on educational gaming. Before I comment on the article though I did have a thought for the dilemma Sunny proposes with children spending a lot of time on the computer and not outside. Her solution was that when they did play games it could at least be educational but what if educational requirements were the games themselves? That way instead of spending an hour doing homework and an hour on the computer and finding that the afternoon has gone kids could spend an hour doing homework and playing the computer through the one software and then have to time to play outside as well. I’m not sure if the technology is up to it but it’s just an idea.

This article really shows just how new educational gaming is as an actual reality. Right now it is productive but in an extremely specific area. In the future I think it will be adopted by more and more schools and have a wider variety of games. This high quality and intensely educational software is something I will eagerly keep an eye on.