Video Games and Education

Video games can help us develop and improve our real-world skills. You can also learn a lot about our society from video games from world culture to ancient history. Throughout education video games have been slowly making their way into the curriculum. This week we talk about the past, present, and future of video games in education. Matt plays the stock market in Animal Crossing, Marissa trapped people with Big Brain Academy, and Sacco forgets how to word.

Games we talk about this week: Assasin's Creed, three fourths home, What Remains of Edith Finch, Second Life, Mavis Beacon Typing, Clue Finders, Crazy Engineer, You Can Read, Big Brain Academy, Apex Legends, Hamtaro, The Sims, The Metaverse, Minecraft, Runescape, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Rocksmith, Duolingo, Animal Crossing, and Elsinore.

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