They grew up playing ‘Madden NFL,’ the megahit video game. Now they’re using it to teach in college and the pros.
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Gamification, education and our children
Gamification and education Curated by Peter Mellow |
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They grew up playing ‘Madden NFL,’ the megahit video game. Now they’re using it to teach in college and the pros.
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The Nintendo Switch Sports versions of soccer, volleyball, badminton, bowling, tennis, and chambara use motion control play that’s particularly fun in groups.
I can only support this. One of my teenage kids was playing 'tennis' and the controller ended up hitting a 55 inch TV and cracked the screen!
I can only support this. One of my teenage kids was playing 'tennis' and the controller ended up hitting a 55 inch TV and cracked the screen!
I can only support this. One of my teenage kids was playing 'tennis' and the controller ended up hitting a 55 inch TV and cracked the screen!
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Kids were already drifting away from traditional sports before the pandemic, with ramifications for the entire sports industry. The trend has accelerated in the pandemic.
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Two major video game tournaments held last weekend attracted a combined peak audience of 6,767,162. Esports have well and truly arrived.
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With its millions of viewers, lucrative titles and sell-out competitions, it should come as no surprise that the world of esports is beginning to challenge some of Europe's most established sports.
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BBC Sport journalists select the 50 sport video games that have shaped our lives.
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Competitive video gaming is an exhibition sport at the Asian Games and there’s a push to include it in the Olympics. But some are concerned about the violence.
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Games like FIFA that were designed to reflect the sport’s reality have helped alter it, influencing professional players and front offices.
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Emanuel Maiberg: "Videogames and sports are kissing cousins and are part of the same family of life known as play."
My first game that I felt fit Jane McGonigal's description of 'epic' was TV Sports Football. I really did not love football at the time. The the TV style 'reeled' me in. Pun intended :)
why do people care this much about video games. they arent real ya know. this is stupid in my opinion. why do they even want to play these? this is not good for our brains. this is aweful for our health.