Video Games "Help" your knowledge?

[bin0]

Hello Fellow GTPlaneters​

Today I've been thinking that Video games are actually teaching me alot of stuff. For example: GT4 Has tought me alot about cars and how they work. It even tought me about drivertrains. Before I would have had no clue what drivertrains were. Also I have learned alot about football by just playing NFL Football 2007 One other is NHL '06. So have fun posting and THINK!! Think about how video games actually helped your knowledge.
So. Please post and share how your video games helped you, I'll be on once a day replying to your posts. THANKS!
If you can't find this thread again when you have already posted in it I will make a link in my signature.

 

[Stevisiov]

Well yes in terms of what its taught me, I know far more about cars which is good, I know far more about guns too because of computer games too, although I am sure and anti violent video-games lobbiest would say thats a negative, but who cares.

The bigger question perhaps, has video games given me any life skills that I can really put to use? Well the obvious one is car control thanks to my logitec G25, as someone who could drive on a console before I could drive in real life I can personally testify to that. However I drive a car briskly less than I would like to so perhaps its not the greatest example. One area in which computer games has helped me without a doubt is my ability to navigate with and without a map being able to remember both building and street layouts, it comes from years of running round endless corridors with dead ends and objectives when playing rpg's and fps's.

So yes, Video games can be good for your brain, I bet they can be bad for your brain too, just ask any anti-violent videogame lobbyist.

 

[LolCats]

Video games such as Gt4 have taught me all about cars,Runescape all about medievil life and that's all. Most video games are bad for the brain though.

 

[bin0]

Most video games are bad for the brain though.

Yes they are, But I meant to say knowledge, I will change that. Thanks guys for posting.

 

[Philly]

My years of playing Civilization and Age of Empires taught me quite a bit about various civilizations and a bit about history and geography. Although I think most of what I learned came from me seeing something something and going "Oh, that looks interesting" and then looking it up on Wikipedia.

I also learned a bit about urban planning through Sim City. Most of that knowledge is probably simply that I'm not very good at urban planning.

 

[bin0]

Sim City. Do you mean like the sims games. If so those are fun!

 

[Speedy Samurai]

The time versus knowledge gained ratio in video games is probably very low.

You would become more knowledgeable using the video game time to study other things.

 

[bin0]

Okay... Whatever. I don't understand that. ????

 

[McLaren]

Okay... Whatever. I don't understand that. ????

He's saying that the knowledge gained from video games doesn't compare to the knowledge gained from studying if you did both in the same amount of time.

 

[Eric Demory]

I've been playin' Playstation games for 10 years now since I was 3, and I learned most of what I know now from a decade of video games.
HA! And they said video games are bad for you. Well we proved those sorry "SONS OF 🤬"!!!!!!!!!

 

[bin0]

He's saying that the knowledge gained from video games doesn't compare to the knowledge gained from studying if you did both in the same amount of time.

Oh okay thanks I don't understand complicated stuff. Lol.

 

[WallRunner]

Another game that I learned from is Hockey NHL '06

I know you're probably quite new here, but instead of creating a new post right after the first, it's always better to use the "edit" feature (accessed by clicking the edit button on the bottom right of your post)

On-Topic:
While I'm not so sure I can vouch for video games teaching me anything, I can say that they've helped with my memory quite a bit.
I can also say while they may not have taught me anything directly, they have affected my life indirectly.

Around this time last year I was quite a newb at Photoshop, and had just bought NASCAR 09, the game has a "Paint Booth" feature that allows you to paint cars on a template and upload them to your account on your console through EA's website. I became highly interested in making these cars, quickly learning new features to apply to make them the best I could.

In Early September I became a Site artist at the biggest N09 scheme site of the time, and a little while after joined a website that a friend from the first site started, over time I kept learning new things and made the schemes better, and I'm now a Site Administrator for the site, and apparently I'm talked about on NASCAR online a bit

I've now decided that I'm going to work towards becoming a Graphic design artist in the future, and hopefully (God-willing) make a career out of it, all because of a game with a crappy paintbooth

From,
Chris.

 

[daan]

I've been playin' Playstation games for 10 years now since I was 3, and I learned most of what I know now from a decade of video games.

Oh, dear Lord, help us...

HA! And they said video games are bad for you. Well we proved those sorry "SONS OF 🤬"!!!!!!!!!

You proved them what?

If that post was made with all your knowledge, then you have a distinct lack of it.

 

[Famine]

Yeah, I wouldn't be in a hurry to use that as an endorsement of the gaming industry.

 

[sandfisch]

I've been playin' Playstation games for 10 years now since I was 3, and I learned most of what I know now from a decade of video games.
HA! And they said video games are bad for you. Well we proved those sorry "SONS OF 🤬"!!!!!!!!!

This is hilarious and totally sad at the same time.
Actually, video games don't teach me (and I think most other people) anything but they may spark interest in certain topics that leads to actually research and learn about the topic through other sources.
I learned something about driving physics by watching the tutorial videos of Nascar Racing 2003 (imo still one of the all-time-best racing sims). But even more it sparked interest in me for this topic so i read books and the internet on this matter and learned way more than Nascar could have ever tought me.

 

[bin0]

I didn't say that video games helped your knowledge that much. However, I'm just saying that they have tought me some interesting facts.

 

[Sureboss]

Helped me get a job making 'em, so, yes?

 

[LSX]

Counter-Strike helped me learn how to PWN.

I don't think video games have taught me much, I've learned much more reading or experiencing hands on.

Maybe some of those crazy DS games could teach you something perhaps?

 

[Silverzone]

I'm pretty sure most games have the opposite effects. But you have games nowadays such as Brain Age they could assist slightly. Also, (very wierd), but I find Guitar Hero can help my with my timing and rythm on certain songs on real guitar. Although, anyone who wants to claim they are intelligent really shouldn't use video games as proof.

 

[Lucas]

Helped me get a job making 'em, so, yes?

Pretty much the dream of any young gamer. Not me, though.

On topic... Well, it depends. It depends of what video games are you playing. Pokemon? What can you learn from it? On the other hand, racing games and such actually help, but only slightly. As someone has already said before, you could learn much more about the subject if you actually studied it than if you played a game about it. This becomes obvious on the long run.

 

[Speedy Samurai]

I didn't say that video games helped your knowledge that much. However, I'm just saying that they have tought me some interesting facts.

But your thread title...

 

[Omnis]

But your thread title...

Well his title does pose a question rather than make a statement.

Videogames taught me that red lights are optional, you run faster with knives, and, most importantly, to drop back indefinitely when you're playing football as the QB.

 

[bin0]

But your thread title...

Yeah notice how I said "THAT MUCH".

 

[Danoff]

GT3 and GT4 actually did a lot for my car knowledge. Communikeys taught me how to type. Call of Duty 2 has a decent amount of WWII battle history. I didn't know how to beat up a prostitute until Grand Theft Auto...

I think that Tetris pays some dividends in terms of spacial awareness. Diablo II online teaches you a little bit about how to trade goods and negotiate with other people (ie: everyone is out to screw you). That one is also instructive about free market principles and macroeconomics - the spontaneous creation of currency - and the fluctuation of currency valuation due to counterfeiting and what amounts to printing (or mining if you're on a gold standard) currency.

Most realtime strategy games have a lesson in them about investment as well. But it's easy to take that lesson the wrong way. In these games, it's never wise to have any money in the bank. You should spend it as soon as you get it and constantly be at zero credits. Of course, in real life this is nonsense. But the lesson about investing in something that pays real dividends can still be valid. Money sitting in the bank can almost always be put to better use by investing in production and will give you a real return when your zerglings take over the nearby protoss base and give you access to all their energy crystals and vespene gas.

...I don't even want to begin talking about the vast quantity of computer networking that I've learned in order to make starcraft lan parties work.

Some of the early nintendo games inspired me to learn java programming and write my own game - something that actually improves my productivity at work and has actually earned me a bonus. So retroactively, all of my nintendo games were free.

That being said, what could I have been doing with my time if I hadn't been playing games? I certainly could have been learning other things. In addition, I've lost hours to games that taught me absolutely nothing. But despite that, I think it's great that anything at all can be gleaned from gaming - because in the end it's supposed to be entertainment.

 

[bin0]

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[Delphic Reason]

Snowboard_kid, please don't double post. If you have anything to add to what you have already said, and no one has posted since then, edit your post with the updated info.

 

[bin0]

Okay sorry I keep forgeting.

 

[Aldo]

NBA 2k6 taught me most of what I know about basketball.
The Tony Hawk games taught me heaps of stuff about Skateboard.
Same with the Mat Hoffman games and BMXing
Football Manager taught me about football managing kind of (I still hate the actual sport though)
And lastly, GTR2 taught me all about onine racing etiquette (probably the most valuable if you dont want to get shouted at )
Thats about it 👍

 

[Sureboss]

Pretty much the dream of any young gamer. Not me, though.

It has it's moments. Then again, I have to work with gamers. (No offence, but you can be a pain in the arse.)

 

[Philly]

Have none of you guys played games like Gizmos and Gadgets and other learning games? I spent a lot of time on those while I was growing up. I think they helped somewhat. Not nearly as effective as studying, but at least it was fun.