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Many parents think of video games as either a total waste of time or an activity for their kids to pursue on their own. But Dr. Sinem Siyahhan encourages parents to play video games with their kids. An associate professor at California State University specializing in education technology.
Dear Parents, This is Why You SHOULD Let Your Kids Play Video Games: eSports – the new frontier of competitive gaming. Avery is one of many people who have found a sense of belonging in the gaming community through competing in and watching competitive gaming, mostly in the game “Overwatch”. In this talk, he discusses the rise of video gaming and his experience being a part of his school’s Overwatch team.
How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus, and, fascinatingly, multitask. (Filmed at TEDxCHUV.)
In her talk, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons that boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: to bring their culture into the classroom, with new rules that let boys be boys and video games that teach as well as entertain.