StarCraft 101

[natty]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/24/starcraft-features-in-university-of-floridas-21st-century-skil/

It seems games are seeping even further into our education system. We've already reported the inclusion of Portal in the coursework at Wabash College, and now we learn that the University of Florida is offering a class in StarCraft -- 21st Century Skills in Starcraft (EME2040). The course, taught by doctoral student Nathaniel Poling, uses Blizzard's classic RTS to impart students with skills in the areas of "critical thinking, problem solving, resource management, and adaptive decision making."

I wonder if video games will be used more and more in the classroom. I read a while ago about a professor using WoW to teach about some social stuff and I've heard of economic professors doing the same.

[blackcatgrowl]

Makes sense. Many video games require a degree of logic and critical thinking to be any good at them. Why not integrate them into a teaching lesson? It would grab most people's attention toward the instructional material.

[Future of the Funchise]

i got it yesterday and i can't even fugin' play it. i think i gotta get a new video card or something.

[Razzy]

Research is starting to show that games actually engage our brains quite effectively, unlike TV, so it isn't surprising to see them being used as learning tools.

That being said, I'd never be caught taking starcraft 101.

[PanthersFanNY]

I seriously think playing video games since I was little helped develop my problem solving skills.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

I missed the part where you drink your own urine.

[Future of the Funchise]

yup

[The Other Colbert]

its real time strategy with consequences. You have to adapt and form new plans according to the person you're playing against. It's almost like a glorified game of chess.

I'm having a lot of fun with it right now

[SmootsDaddy89]

[Lumps]

diehard starcraft fan...i love micro managing!! only thing better is a nice, involving RPG.