Posted on 11 de September de 2011 by William Wolff on Articles
Hi Folks!
Some years ago, i wrote an article about games in education that i think be interesting to put here for your reading.
This article is not a technical article, but i think is interesting to put here becouse each and every day we see many news telling how the games can affect the education of young people, but i dont see any of them exposing the benefits, just the bad things…
I hope you enjoy the reading.
Considered enemies by many parents and educators, the games start to be used as teaching tools by many schools, universities and even MBAs. As new media have sparked resistance among the more conservative and the games would not be different, but in the meantime, thousands of children, youth and even some adults become involved in disputes that require attention, strategy and creativity.
To those who defend the games, its educational function begins even before they reach the consumer market. “The professionals who work in creating these games, they need to exercise skills and apply knowledge that gives them differential in the labor market,” said William Wolff, an expert on Computational Intelligence and CEO of Entertainment & Technology WDW.
According to Wolff, to be a creator of good games, not enough to go to college and learn to program. “It is necessary to study topics that go beyond the conventional chair of graduate programs in technology and information systems. Gaming requires a multidisciplinary and discipline to be self-taught, because during the development of a game there are always challenges to be solved. ”
To create a game, you need to develop different and complementary skills, which in turn gives focus to this work in the labor market, especially if they work in the field of Information Technology.
The development of a simple game, as a first person shooter, requires knowledge of concepts of physics, artificial intelligence, networking, script, design, sound, among others. Who makes games need to be familiar with advanced programming and have a theoretical foundation for dealing with various types of tools and technologies.Therefore, those professionals who know how to develop games usually are prepared to perform various functions within a company.
Another challenge is finding the right tools to create a game. For a programmer to develop a game you must have an engine at your disposal. This tool is the technological basis of programming needed to develop a game or other virtual environments.
And you, what you think about the subject?
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William Wolff
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