Educational Gaming

Last session was fun because we played 2 educational games.
For the first time in my life, I actually played a game on saving a dying patient using the Wii. I think from that game, the team members really need to work as a group and divide task equally and act fast! The game was trying to create an environment where students need to collaborate as a team instead of competing against each other in order to save the dying wounded patient. Speaking of gaming in collaboration I thought of another game, Dota.. haha.
Apart from that, this game also introduces psychomotor benefits and let the players use different approaches each time when saving the patient.

Another game that we played was the online flash games. We played this game on english vocabs. I've learnt a few new english vocabs from the flash games. I feel that the flash game was based on repetition. I think it's useful and powerful because I managed to absorbed the new words easily, maybe because through gaming, we get to see the words, feel the excitement, and hear the background music. We get to associate more stuff when learning new things.

Looking back, I still remember this game called 'Torin's Passage' that really captured my interest when I was still a kid. After attending ICT's educational gaming, I finally knew that the game I played many years ago was actually a strategy based game in an adventure environment. I felt that the game actually trained kids to listen attentively for instructions, look out for hints in the surrounding area and use the limited resources provided to solve the puzzles. The game was easy to navigate and it was fun, yet at the same time, training kids to think critically and enchance their problem-solving skills!

Well in general, educational gaming is another informal way of learning!