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Learning via video games is so powerful for many kids because of the agency they're provided. Also they are intrinsically motivated to play the game and they ca
by _jjkk 6y ago
Learning via video games is so powerful for many kids because of the agency they're provided. Also they are intrinsically motivated to play the game and they can't help but learn.
"Stop the games", "put the game in context", etc. mostly kills this feeling for many kids. Only the most skilled teachers are able to do this without making the whole thing unfun.
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoIn this case though, you're stopping the game to teach strategies on how to win the game.
- _jjkk 6y agoBut for some kids, the mere act of stopping the game and stepping in as the authority to "teach" is enough to shut them down. Video games are good at getting through to those who don't respond well to adults stepping in and contextualizing things all the time.
- eru 6y agoYes, the computer stopping things is often easier for kids (and people in general) to accept than another human ordering them around. I guess it feels more like a force of nature than an agent to be argued with. Folklore has it, that Haskell's linter hlint was created so that the author could help his wife's coding without jeopardizing their marriage. The extra indirection step helped.