Many parents distrust video consoles and don't want them in the house because they are afraid that they will damage their children's performance at school. However, the benefits of video games include improved powers of concentration, creativity, memory, languages and teamwork.
The benefits of videogames have also reached education with game-based learning. This teaching method uses beneficial aspects of video games to transmit knowledge to students. It is based on three key factors:
It breathes life into education: it transforms learning into an enjoyable, thrilling game without boring lessons. Students assimilate and retain information almost without noticing.
It boosts motivation: students are the main characters in the story and their success is rewarded with medals, extra lives, bonuses, etc. This captures and keeps their interest in learning.
It gives opportunities to practise: students can apply the knowledge they acquire without getting into dangerous situations. This is what flight and navigation simulators, for instance, are all about.
To sum up, the basic benefits of video games in education are:
They speed up response times.
They encourage teamwork.
They stimulate creativity, focus and visual memory.
They improve strategy and leadership.
They teach languages .
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