Putting a game on a school reading list when there is already 100's of games on there, is not really news.
Kind of just seems like a ad than anything else.
"It doesn't make sense to compare the qualities of This War of Mine, educational or otherwise, to those of Math Blaster. The fact that it's on a "reading list" should be the first clue. It really is a pretty interesting decision."
Is much better. People take away different things from articles all the time.
Obviously going to ignore the rather aggressive undertone. I clearly missed something in the article so I reread it. There is nothing wrong with that.
My comment was in reference to the guidelines, which clearly state
> Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that."
I do think it is silly to put it on a 'Reading List'. I prefer to create a new category.
No its not, its about learning howto think about war/extremism/politics and how it influences a society, its NOT a math game like Midnight Rescue. That is why it is on a READING list and not on a Math-Learning plan.
What else would you put in this category?
I was coming from a background where I wasn't eating every day, the only sport I could afford to do was track- and that was only because the track coach was gracious enough to take me to a running store and buy me shoes, I was spending my nights cleaning office buildings, spending my early mornings getting to school early to shower and cram in my homework for the day before class. I was at a private school, so there was no reduced or free lunch program, and I had a very hard time staying awake in class, except for his class. Partially due to un-diagnosed ADHD and a really terrible home situation.
That class gave me an attainable goal to work towards, and now I'm a programmer today. I had previously relegated my ambitions to simply surviving.
But again i thinks that's a first-timer having a game to understand War/History and Society (in a war situation). Sure games existed as playful math/engineering(FSims)/Programming helper and so on...but not in that context.
(Text)books can only take one a certain depth into understanding these parts of history. Visual media helps making the unimaginable imaginable. Interactive media allows you to immerse and get a small grasp of the impossible choices and consequences surrounding of life in wartime.
But this game (War of mine) is fantastic!!!
EDIT: Well one time it worked, but that was in florida, so i don't count that.
Just because it's not classified as an education game does not mean it isn't teaching.
The article clear says
"“Of course, games are already being used in education for teaching maths, chemistry, and developing cognitive abilities, but I don’t think we’ve ever encountered a game being officially included in the educational system on a national level as a school reading,” said Grzegorz Miechowski, CEO of 11 bit studios."
They clearly say there is already games on the list, this is just the first time a game is classified or put into the "reading" category.
Which is cool, but I don't get why this is news beyond being a giant ad.
given that stream of thought u could also argue civ v or skyrim or any other game is an educational game. why, you are learning something while playing league, right?
it’s pedantic to claim this war of mine is educational when it was clearly meant for a general gaming audience. that is why it being on a reading list is significant.
you should try the game
I guess I strayed away from my original point, that this reads more like an advertisement for the game than a revolutionary teaching tool.
But I digress.
Maybe your are halfway truth your thinking WHY it's actually a interesting decision....but just halfway...