@Cody As to video games, I submit they're somewhat useful or at least can be depending on what you consider useful of course. SimCity (for example), EverQuest(was is/was) believe it or not used in Leadership, and Project Management courses-basicly build a city and what do you do when something goes wrong. if I recall someone years ago from someone Orion Games talked at the Complex showing real world examples of fire-fighters, and pilots used Flight sims to help with training.
World of Warcraft and other Massive Online Sims (or MMO/ MMORPG/ MMOAs) are often used as part of "humanistic design" resliance studies, leadership studies as well because you are in a group. How do you have to take criticism. How do you handle it? Can you get a group together? etc. I am unclear how useful those life skills are, but leadership skills and someway to be somewhat self reliant and managing tasks is likely at least somewhat useful in day-to-day life. On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Marcus Daniels <mar...@snoutfarm.com> wrote: > Yup, one of the arguments in the list of reasons-gaming-is-good TED talks > was that they can be engaging as an educational tool. > > But you're clearly just trying to horrify me now. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of glen > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 8:53 AM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] DOH! > > > Heh, as if the argument weren't absurd enough already, there's this: > > Is Facebook the next frontier for online learning? > > http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2015/is-facebook-the-next-frontier-for-online-learning/ > > I try to avoid facebook, despite my omnivorism. But "when in Rome"... > > -- > ⇒⇐ glen e. p. ropella > I got my face in the furnace, I got my snake in a sleeve > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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