My Reflection of the Future of the Internet and Games:
The best example of the power of the Internet I can think of today, February 25, 2012; is the Costa Concordia Cruise Ship disaster. During the actual event people where filming the unfolding of this accident and sending real time to people all over the world. Within minutes the world was informed of this unreal disaster. In less than a month there was a documentary about this tragedy on cable TV. To think 30 years ago it would have taken a day or two for the media to broadcast something like this and the documentary would follow a year or so later, today it is as it happens. The future of the Internet is here we can view the world in real time. As for its impact on education it is starting to make a difference and the Kahn Academy and 3D Lab are beginnings of a new era of learning.
After completing 36 quests in 3D Lab, for my course titled Edtech 532 - Educational Games and Simulations, I’m starting to see a future in gaming and education. To clarify this I’m not talking about games that are designed in such a way that the games determines the learning of player but games were the player determines their direction of learning within the game. The educational games I have seen, in the K12 environment, are great for teaching the player basic skills, I have yet to see games that go beyond knowledge to developing synthesis.
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