Video Games as a Tool for Education and Health
Discover the positive benefits of video games in education, learning, health, or culture.
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Video games have been proven to have a very positive impact on learning and health. Examples are the impact on children at school, on the delay of cognitive decline in old age, their use in treating diseases, or their cultural use.
The educational impact of video games
Video games have proven to be a great tool for emotional and immersive education, not just in curricular skills, but also in other aspects such as decision-making or creative thinking.
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Video games in the classroom
Educational video games also allow educators to create a positive environment in the classroom and get closer to their students, thereby improving attention span. At The Good Gamer, we talk about educational video games and gamification as a learning technique.
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The Good Gamer
The Good Gamer is an initiative that was created to highlight the positive values of video games. Here you can find video podcasts, articles, infographics, and all the industry news related to education.
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Teacher handbook
The AEVI has promoted a manual for the "use of educational video games in the classroom," which reflects the pedagogical benefits of video games and how to use them as an educational and motivational resource.
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Examples of educational video games include Minecraft: Education Edition, Kerbal Space Program, Scratch, Crayon Physics Deluxe, and GeoGuessr.
Health benefits
Video games are a great tool for healthcare. More and more hospitals, patient associations, or organizations are using video games to promote healthy behaviors, prevent diseases, rehabilitate patients, or treat diseases.
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Video games are a great tool for healthcare, especially in medical treatments and in keeping the brain active during old age.
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Therapeutic video games have proven to be a great help when treating diseases or performing rehabilitation exercises. An example is the video podcast Juegaterapia: La quimio jugando se pasa volando that helps children with cancer in their treatment process.
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Other examples of therapeutic video games are Ring Fit Adventure, Zombies, Run!, SuperBetter, Lumosity, and Endless Alphabet.
The cultural value of video games
Video games have long been associated with museums and art exhibitions. In Spain, we can find numerous examples of this collaboration.
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Video games are proving to be a great cultural learning tool. Many museums and cultural institutions are implementing them to help us explore the stories found in paintings or works of art.
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The Thyssen Museum uses the Nintendo game Animal Crossing for children, while the Prado Museum created Video Game 200 y + to explore the stories behind paintings.
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Examples of cultural video games include Okami, The Banner Saga, Journey to the Savage Planet, Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), and Oxenfree.
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Even the Spanish National Ballet has turned to video games to explain the world of dance with a game that allows players to experience the evolution of a dancer from their first steps to dancing with the National Ballet.
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