Re:Video Games Are the Future of Education
by eru on Sunday June 21, 2020 @09:30PM
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Yes, that applied perspective is extremely important.
Especially for more abstract topics like, why does a market work better at discovering information than central command-and-control?
A game can't help but have some mechanisms. The mechanisms don't necessarily reflect reality, but they have to bear more weight of themselves than eg just a story does.
Game design shows at least some unintended consequences.
Especially the more simulation type games like Sim City where the game world ticks along without your input, as compared to more heavily scripted player focused games like an FPS.
Especially for more abstract topics like, why does a market work better at discovering information than central command-and-control?
A game can't help but have some mechanisms. The mechanisms don't necessarily reflect reality, but they have to bear more weight of themselves than eg just a story does.
Game design shows at least some unintended consequences.
Especially the more simulation type games like Sim City where the game world ticks along without your input, as compared to more heavily scripted player focused games like an FPS.