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Old 01-11-07   #1 (permalink)
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An interesting article about using video games to simulate various careers.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?cha...5F0F4AFFF80A1B

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For although many educators scoff at the idea of video games in schools, the U.S. military has titles that train soldiers, teenagers with cancer use a game to battle their illness virtually and physically and some surgeons use video games to keep their hands nimble.

David Williamson Shaffer, an education science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says schools should use games to prepare children to compete in the work force, where juggling technology is a daily requirement.
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Video Games do more good than harm. They help the brain work faster for longer, increases your reactions and now can be used as a physical tool.
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Just look at 2nd Life, companies are using it to train their employees!!! god id hate to see that social scene
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Just look at 2nd Life, companies are using it to train their employees!!! god id hate to see that social scene
zorpnic I think your sig is what world of warcraft strives to be, cause thats what a MMO will do one day, end the world.

"Behold I am Diablo Online, destroyer of worlds. ZOMG!!!"

Anyway I wish these kinds of tools were in schools when I was younger, it sucks being on the tail end of genration x and the front end of generation y.
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