The TED talk video was very interesting to me. Ever since I was younger I’ve always heard that video games are not good for you. It was not until I watched this video that I was introduced to ideas about why video games may not just be good for you, but also for the world. Jane McGonigal states that videos may be good the world because, “games are a platform for change” (McGonigal). Her ideas about games and how we are able to change and benefit from them really made me look a video games in another way. They do not just have to be seen as something that people are wasting their time doing, but instead actually teach gamers life-long beneficial skills.
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I agree with you that this was a very interesting approach to gaming, as we usually see people talking about the negativity associated with gaming. I was intrigued at the position this TED talk had, but I was still not entirely convinced. When you say “but instead actually teach gamers life-long beneficial skills” do you think that by simply watching a virtual world, and their actions, that we could physically transpose them to our real life? I could see there being a problem with people who believe they are just as powerful as their virtual character when they are not. Even though I enjoyed the talk, and the points it brought up, I personally am still not convinced that this is the correct way for us to learn.
This TED Talk was interesting to me as well. When I was a child, my mom always told me, do not play games and go to study. But for now, I realized that play games is a good method to enhance our abilities in some ways. For example, team spirit. When you play games, we have to cooperate with the team members, and have to communicate with them. So as I see, maybe play games is a good way to improve our social skills.