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Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8136 Posts
February 12 2009 02:53 GMT
#41
Are you supposed to talk about how it has improved certain skills? or just why you like videogames?

Generally, I think games are just a way for people to enjoy themselves, get away from the "real world" for a while. The same reason novels have existed for centuries.
Free Palestine
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Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
February 12 2009 02:56 GMT
#42
On February 12 2009 10:39 Manifesto7 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 12 2009 10:34 meegrean wrote:
Starcraft provides me an opportunity to socialize with other online people from around the world (through teamliquid, servers, etc).


I really think pushing the social aspect is important. Cultural understanding, language skills, connections aronud the world... these are tangible benifits that are more easily understood and more highly valued than things like reflexs or multitasking.


this is a very good point

starcraft has been huge in shaping who i am today. i have friends from all over the world now. all the points you made are valid
antrax
Profile Joined July 2005
Peru191 Posts
February 12 2009 03:15 GMT
#43
Maybe this could help your cause:

http://epistemicgames.org/eg/?cat=5
Deep tech
Not_Computer
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada2277 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-15 08:37:00
February 12 2009 03:53 GMT
#44
OMG YOUR QUESTION MARK IS UPSIDE DOWN

HOW DID YOU DO THAT¿¿¿

(things like typing random symbols for no apparent reason but to look cool in a nerdy way)

edit: duh of course you use it in spanish, it's proper grammar to have an upside down question mark at the beginning of a question with a right side up question mark at the end. same with exclamation marks. good job detecting sarcasm. i bet you'd be like, "omg, chinese punctuation have a big circle after a sentence? what is that, a period?!" 6-_-
the point is that since i'm not fluent in spanish, i would never have a need to type a ¿, and thus because of video games and seeing spanish people type ¿ i would also be interested in typing ¿ as well.
"Jaedong hyung better be ready. I'm going to order the most expensive dinner in Korea."
[X]Ken_D
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States4650 Posts
February 12 2009 03:55 GMT
#45
From Street Fighter 2, I learned to be competitive and more humble since you'll never know when you'll get your ass beat down by someone a lot better.
[X]Domain - I just do the website. Nothing more.
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
February 12 2009 04:34 GMT
#46
On February 12 2009 12:53 Not_Computer wrote:
OMG YOUR QUESTION MARK IS UPSIDE DOWN

HOW DID YOU DO THAT¿¿¿

(things like typing random symbols for no apparent reason but to look cool in a nerdy way)

uh if you took spanish you would know how much of an ignorant ass you look right now, you place a upside down question mark for correct grammer..lol he even said "sorry if my english is bad" or something along those lines.
"come korea next time... FXO house... 10 korean, 10 korean"
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
February 12 2009 05:04 GMT
#47
where to start
why so 진지해?
yoshtodd
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States418 Posts
February 12 2009 05:22 GMT
#48
Yeah as lots of people have said, it really forces you to read if you play games that are more involved than casual bejeweled and stuff. I think games probably keep a lot of kids from getting into trouble and doing drugs. Much worse ways to be spending time.
moo
Hypnosis
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States2061 Posts
February 12 2009 05:26 GMT
#49
the only thing i have gotten out of video games is that you HAVE TO be repetative if you want to learn something.. It has helped me with math because i know i have to repeat each problem 4 times to really learn it.
Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind
ZergZoul
Profile Joined April 2007
Mexico408 Posts
February 12 2009 05:53 GMT
#50
I learned a lot of English thx to videogames.
Fen
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Australia1848 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-12 06:05:25
February 12 2009 06:02 GMT
#51
I would try not to point out specific examples of where game a has helped with aspect b. But focus on saying more general things such as, gaming requires logical thinking, improves coordination, teaches leadership and teamwork (in online environments).

If you start naming games, youll get stuck in a situation where your the only person who knows what your talking about. Chances are your going to be representing gaming against a very biased argument so you want to explain it to them as though theyve never played a game in their life.

Also, make sure you agree with they say that games are no substitute for real life senarios. Your not trying to represent the 70 hour per week WoW gamer. Your trying to represent the gamers who are still part of the real world.
anotak
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1537 Posts
February 12 2009 06:15 GMT
#52
I learned HARD WORK AND PRACTICE.
I cannot restate that enough. Intelligently chosen practice pays off. Always build on your basics. This is something I learned from starcraft and I have taken and applied to every other subject I know and have greatly benefited.
CosmicAC
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States238 Posts
February 12 2009 06:31 GMT
#53
starcraft, and video games in general have developed my thinking skills, and with thinking skill develops logic and math.

it also increases your vocabulary a LOT
To follow the path: look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master.
rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
February 12 2009 07:15 GMT
#54
BW forced me to learn to type really fast.

/obligatory joke about digital skill
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
February 12 2009 09:19 GMT
#55
Diablo 2 helped my vocabulary

I learned so much during my early age!
dats racist
frostynine
Profile Joined December 2008
Sweden53 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-12 09:54:49
February 12 2009 09:53 GMT
#56
On February 12 2009 14:53 ZergZoul wrote:
I learned a lot of English thx to videogames.


Same here. Talking in vent while playing cs/css has really helped my englishtalking alot. And all the reading that has to be done on games like PS:T, BG, the FF games O.o

I love games :o
Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
February 12 2009 10:01 GMT
#57
I was once in an Italian Diablo2 clan, which helped my Italian skills immensely.
English too, but "normal" Internet use trains your English too, so...
Hand-eye-coordination
Strategical/analytical thinking
General knowledge about computers
Dyllyn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Singapore670 Posts
February 12 2009 10:18 GMT
#58
thanks to CS my hand eye reflex is now nuts
scv rush ftw
Starparty
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Sweden1963 Posts
February 12 2009 11:01 GMT
#59
my english is top notch for a foreigner thanks to the interaction with other people through online games.
The artist formerly known as Starparty
Nazarene
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Denmark996 Posts
February 12 2009 11:44 GMT
#60
It has helped my English.

Other than that, I think it has been pretty useless. But it's been good fun while it lasted.
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