Friday, September 11, 2009
Real School of Rock
New York University aka NYU is taking a different approach to education. Professor Gary Marcus is teaching a class Guitar Heroes (and Heroines): Music, Video Games and the Nature of Human Cognition. NYU students pay around $50,000 per year for an education. According to Marcus "Video games are an understudied area". Professor Marcus is normally a psychology professor says "People dismiss them unfairly, but 'Guitar Hero' is a good tool for teaching and I'm interested in the nature of learning."
According to this article "The course will tackle the finer points of video games and human cognition and it already has a waiting list".
This course might be a step in the right direction for education but not in college. It would be great as a rehabilitation process for children with problems with basic motor skills and also autistic children for response and emotion as well as children with accidental brain injuries and paralysis.
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Interesting. Yes, gaming is becoming a part of the curriculum. It is a major part of the entertainment industry and its changing family life, business life, education, and even the military. So it will be studied in media studies classes, psychology classes, arts classes, etc.
What does studying gaming tell us about computer human interaction?
Many people think that online business collaboration will soon become similar to online gaming, complete with avatars and collaborative missions.
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What does studying gaming tell us about computer human interaction?
Many people think that online business collaboration will soon become similar to online gaming, complete with avatars and collaborative missions.
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