Gaming is something that I have done at some point in life. PAC-MAN, MRS. PAC-MAN, Galaxy, Donkey Kong, and Super Mario, ok so I am really old. I once had a Nintendo 64 game system and played John Madden Football and NBA Live. I played until my thumbs started hurting so I packed away the game, never to play again. I have never played Second Life. It is an interesting concept.
Second Life is a virtual world video game that I will be able to use as a production student. I can use it to create a concept for a movie, television program, or commercial story board. I will be able to use it to tell a story to a client that I am creating a commercial idea, or to pitch a movie or television program idea to a studio. I will participate in a project on Second Life done by a graduate student. I look forward to participating in the study.
Gaming is a great tool for education. I do believe used correctly it will revolutionize education. Like many I do not believe in the violence that many games portray, but it is education. I never use to look at it as educational, but the Marc Prensky article “What Kids Learn That’s Positive From Playing Video Games” is correct. Every game play you have to learn how to play, and the competitive drive of wanting to score the highest score. It means you have to learn how to maneuver from level to level in order to be successful. There is a place for video games in society and in the classroom. Will educators embrace the many versions of video games that are helping kids to have fun while learning how to play the game? People marrying and divorces in the virtual world are a little too much for me but hey if it makes you happy then I can’t argue with it. People killing people in the virtual world how is it that you are using something to escape into a Second Life yet having the same behavior that you do in the real world is a little crazy to me.
The video below is about second life tutorial.
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