Video Games "Help" your knowledge?
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I'll say that video games in general have taught me the idea of strategy! I will say that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the first game that really made me think when fighting bosses. I was so used to playing other games where I could easily get away with mindlessly spamming the attack buttons without any form of strategy. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose. Zelda however was the first game that really tested my young spamming skills and quickly killed it.
From playing Zelda, I learned how to stay back and look at how the enemy AI attack. I will look for clues based on their animation that will tell me when they will attack and what kind of attack. Once I see the opening or the supposed weakness, I strike. If it works, I keep it up. If it fails, I will try something else. If it wasn't for Zelda, I would have never EVER bought an adventure or RPG game. I was simply a one dimensional video gamer who only played fighting games because it was so easy to spam.
From playing Zelda, I learned how to stay back and look at how the enemy AI attack. I will look for clues based on their animation that will tell me when they will attack and what kind of attack. Once I see the opening or the supposed weakness, I strike. If it works, I keep it up. If it fails, I will try something else. If it wasn't for Zelda, I would have never EVER bought an adventure or RPG game. I was simply a one dimensional video gamer who only played fighting games because it was so easy to spam.
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Of course Video Games can develop skills. I'm sure if you play games about things you know little about, you could learn things too, but I wouldn't use a video game to "teach" me about anything. I wouldn't recommend anyone to.
They definetly improve hand-eye coordination, and are better stimulus for your brain than TV or Movies, so that's a plus.
Funny jokes aside, it's comparable to trying to learn from TV & Movies. Not that you can't, but you need to be able to separate the truth from the bs.
They definetly improve hand-eye coordination, and are better stimulus for your brain than TV or Movies, so that's a plus.
Funny jokes aside, it's comparable to trying to learn from TV & Movies. Not that you can't, but you need to be able to separate the truth from the bs.
I've learned a lot from certain games. Call of Duty 1 and 2 taught me about the weapons, tank, planes and battles from WW2. Modern shooters like CoD 4 sparked my interest in firearms. Gran Turismo is quite a good game to start learning about car setups. RTS games are great ways to learn about micro management, strategics and battle tactics.
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- RykonZero
I've learned a huge amount of things from video games.
Gran Tursimo:
These taught me tons about cars, in the beginning, I learned that FWD and AWD are more stable than RWD. Later, I learned that FWD is slower than either RWD or AWD when dealing with high power, then the overtakes and general car knowledge came in.
Forza: This taught me better racing lines and better overtake methods, including my late apex overtake method. I also learned smooth car control from this, as well as tuning methods. And this was all self taught.
Starcraft and Age of Empires: These games taught me strategy. I remember playing as the Terrans and putting defensive lines at choke points to stop attacking armies, I learned that the enemy is weakest after a FAILED attack, and that you can amass armies given enough time, but unfortunately, so can the enemy. I remember making two armies, and sending one to the enemy base, waiting for them to send all of their troops, then sending the other one to the back of their base and crushing them, all while having SCVs build upon the wasteland that I made.
So, that's what I've learned from video games. Racing technique, car tuning, general car knowledge, and war strategy.
Gran Tursimo:
These taught me tons about cars, in the beginning, I learned that FWD and AWD are more stable than RWD. Later, I learned that FWD is slower than either RWD or AWD when dealing with high power, then the overtakes and general car knowledge came in.
Forza: This taught me better racing lines and better overtake methods, including my late apex overtake method. I also learned smooth car control from this, as well as tuning methods. And this was all self taught.
Starcraft and Age of Empires: These games taught me strategy. I remember playing as the Terrans and putting defensive lines at choke points to stop attacking armies, I learned that the enemy is weakest after a FAILED attack, and that you can amass armies given enough time, but unfortunately, so can the enemy. I remember making two armies, and sending one to the enemy base, waiting for them to send all of their troops, then sending the other one to the back of their base and crushing them, all while having SCVs build upon the wasteland that I made.
So, that's what I've learned from video games. Racing technique, car tuning, general car knowledge, and war strategy.
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- RykonZero
It has a more arcade feel to it in the menus, but the physics, in my opinion, are better than GT4's. It also has car mods, so you can change your car's color after you buy it, and add body parts. The level of tuning is also about the same.
Keef
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Studying is boring. I only tend to remember things I want to remember, and those things usually have some sort of fun factor.
I think certain types of video games are very good tools to improve your coordination and quick thinking skills. Strategy games are excellent to improve your problem solving skills. Take a kid with ADD and give him Total War, and he'll quickly learn that gung-ho is not the way to solve most problems. He might even grow out of that ADD all together.
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- RykonZero
Easier than GT4.
