Civilization in the classroom - BBC

[The Viceroy]

Noticed this article the other day, not sure if anybody else saw it on the BBC.

In short, the article debates the use of computer games as educational tools, one of which is our very own Civilization.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4134530.stm

How I wish I could have played Civ all day at school ..

Honest mum, my teacher said I had to play this game for 24 hours non-stop as my homework

I wonder if that means my work would stop blocking Apolyton as a GAMES website .. most annoying

[Dauphin]

Europa Universalis increased my awareness of (European) history more than Civ ever did. I prefer board/card games as they can teach you a lot in terms of understanding people and 'playing' them to your advantage.

Either way, games in schools are good for the applied thinkers.

[The Viceroy]

Civ tends to give you more of a perspective of how the balance of technology, military and growth all mixed in with other groups of people's happened.. Its also very good for kids to hear about ancient civilizations, think of science as a process of building upon existing sciences (dependancy).. Im sure there is a whole load more that can be said about what is beneficial.

[MarkG]

The year-long project is being backed by the games giant Electronic Arts (EA)

leads to...

Games like The Sims provide opportunities to experiment

what does one learn from playing with digital barbie dolls?

[PLATO]

Originally posted by MarkG
what does one learn from playing with digital barbie dolls?

anatomy?


hehe

[Skanky Burns]

That small doorways lead to people forgetting they were hungry in the first place?

[DrSpike]

Civ for teaching history.

The Sims will just teach them to not have real goals, muck about, and generally waste their lives.

[Japher]

Civ is good to show how a good balance of economics, politics, tech, and propaganda can lead you to world domination.,.. which, we all know, is everyones ultimate goal

Sims, however, teaches you how to annoy ppl (and is lame)

[Paddy]

civ at school - awesome

[Nikolai]

Civ in school is good, EU2 in school would be awesome.

[Skanky Burns]

Actually, a case can be mode for the Sims teaching how to effectively organise ones time and cashflow so as not to starve while also paying off rent. And that babies need to be fed every so often if they are to survive.

What good is learning history if one doesn't survive long enough to become a part of it?

[Zoid]

Civ is good for education. It teaches you to suck up to people/countries bigger than you are and to crush people/countries who are below you.
MWHAHAHAHA

[Addled Platypus]

I see students not missing a game class, keeping quite, not getting addicted to drugs...membership to civanon growing by leaps and bounds

[Jon Shafer]

Civ at school is good. Civ at work is better.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Platypus Rex
I see students not missing a game class, keeping quite, not getting addicted to drugs...membership to civanon growing by leaps and bounds

Yeah, they can get addicted to Civ instead. That should bode well for homework productivity.