Week 7 Reflection

This week we took class outside the classroom. I got the chance to work with my group and learn what USF students knew about video games. We asked students what their favorite game was, how often they played, how long is too long to be playing, and if they would let their kid play violent video games. Answered varied, however, the last question, would you let your kids play violent video games got consistent answers. People often reported they would go based off of the age requirement recommended on the game. I love this topic because I wrote my paper on how to bring serious games into the classroom and why. Learning is done through experience which is hard to bring into the classroom, however, I think video games are the perfect solution. Traditional teaching styles are very outdated and I believe the reaching styles we are going to see in the future will be very technology focused. Personally, I would like that technology to bring experience into the classroom through games and simulations which serious games can do.