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What’s so Fun about Video Games?? drBOB Appelman School of Education/IST
What’s so Fun about Video Games??
drBOB AppelmanSchool of Education/IST
What’s so Fun about Video Games??
• Freedom of Choice• Low Consequence of Failure• Strong Social Impact
– Peer Interaction– Peer Pressure– Status
• New & Interesting Experiences• New Problems to Solve
Research Focus
How do we research ?
• The Virtual Xperience Lab
• We use classes– Both UG & G
What’s so Fun about Video Games??
• Freedom of Choice• Low Consequence of Failure• Strong Social Impact
– Peer Interaction– Peer Pressure– Status
• New & Interesting Experiences• New Problems to Solve
Dungeons & Dragons
• It all began with a Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
• It all began with a Board Game
• It moved to MUDs
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
• It all began with a Board Game
• It moved to MUDs
• It became a Video Game
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
• It all began with a Board Game
• It moved to MUDs
• It became a Video Game
Genres of Video Games
Rating of Games
What’s so Fun about Video Games??
• Freedom of Choice• Low Consequence of Failure• Strong Social Impact
– Peer Interaction– Peer Pressure– Status
• New & Interesting Experiences• New Problems to Solve
Video Game Issues
• They are VIOLENT
• They provide unique EXPERIENCES
• They develop Multi-Tasking & Trial & Error PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
• They offer the richest environment yet for COMPLEX VIRTUAL LEARNING
What’s so Fun about Video Games??
drBOB AppelmanSchool of Education/IST
