Sunday, January 4, 2009

Idea of the Day

OK, no one said I was going to have only one idea per day, so get off it!

Idea: Video games (add-ons for existing games) that contain quests/tasks/training on real world educational material.

I see so much time and effort being put into games like WoW, where people are 'training' or 'questing' on things that are limited to the game environment. What if you had to navigate a particular quest that helped you learn vocabulary for your economics class or that taught you how to use a CNC machine or taught you how to really cook something in the kitchen.

Studies have shown (sorry, no references) that people's learning performance and retention are better during play. It's just not for kids. If we enjoy what we're doing, we do it better.

It seems to me that this is a realitively untapped market.

-Charlie out.

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