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Game Design Degree – Does Proper Game Design Education Help?
Posted by admin in Education Games on August 22, 2011
You love games and they are a big part of your life. You are passionate about it and want to be a game designer in the future. As a result you are looking for a game design degree program to have a proper game design education. However is it really needed?
From my personal experience having a game design degree helps but it is not absolutely a must. When you work in a game studio you will realize that most people there does not really have a degree specialize in games. The reason is because the game industry is skill orientated and as long as you have the ability that they are looking for you will have a good chance of being hired. As a result a game design degree cert had less value compare to people with the right skill set. You will be surprise that certain master degree holder can be earning less money comparing to someone that have no formal education but is excellent in what he/she does. You will also be surprise to meet some people that have education background that is totally not related to the game industry like marketing or finance but still manage to get a job in there. Read the rest of this entry »
Learning Through Educational Board Games
Posted by admin in Education Games on June 14, 2011
Learning does not need to be cumbersome. It only takes innovation and clever thinking to discover other ways to imbue knowledge on children and even on adults. To do this, one has to simply add two variables: fun plus learning. The result? Well, educational board games for one.
Board games entice people to join in. In more ways than one they have to utilize their minds to memorize facts or solve problems to win. This way, they are more likely to engage on learning as much as they engage on gaming. Learning and gaming go hand in hand in this case, which makes information stick longer and faster in their heads compared to traditional teaching methods.
Educational board games are also great as an after school activity for children. Learning doesn’t have to start and stop at school. Continuing their schooling in a subtler and fun manner-i.e. educational board games-can help them out. Games like these help them enhance the way they think things through, quicken how they process information, and liven them up and motivate them to learn more.
Of course, they simply think that they are having fun and playing games, which is the important factor with educational board games. Making them feel that what they are doing is learning will encumber them. On the other hand, making them feel that what they are doing is fun makes them doubly enthusiastic, and at the back of their heads they are already storing knowledge. Moreover, if children are home schooled, educational board games are a great way to teach them. Read the rest of this entry »