Episode 13. The benefits of gaming.
February 20th, 2009
No guests. No frills. Just your 8bit warriors, Mark and Pip.
- (0:53) Some Super Bowl banter. Or what I like to call: 2nd Thanksgiving.
- (4:55) So what are the benefits of gaming? Sportsmanship. Motivation. Competitiveness.
- (13:00) Games, when they teach us things, help us retain the information more efficiently. Also, to get good at any game, you have to read well.
- (17:30) The 8bit characters brought us a plethora of personalities… in a very limited capacity. Today’s games have much more sophisticated graphics and sound, but the lack of these things back then meant that we had to use our imaginations to fill in what technology could tell us about these characters. And that was a good thing.
- (19:15) We discuss the benefits of team sports: physical fitness, teamwork, memorization?
- (23:13) Board games… we need to talk about board games more.
- (24:05) Gaming helps develop a good work ethic. Or does it? (Let’s face it, some games are like crack)
- (29:50) The socialization aspect of games. Or lack thereof…
- Pip
Episode 12.3 Closing Track: Mega Man 2
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