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Brigham Young University

Journal

2015

Video games

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Video Games – That Happen To Be Educational, Kyle Bryant, Dr. Jarom Mcdonald, Dr. Derek Hansen Jun 2015

Video Games – That Happen To Be Educational, Kyle Bryant, Dr. Jarom Mcdonald, Dr. Derek Hansen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Researchers like James Gee, culturists such as Henry Jenkins, and educators such as BYU’s own Derek Hansen and Jonathan Ostenson agree that video games can be a powerful educational tool; capturing both the users attention and imagination, something that the educational system is struggling to gain even one. Sir Ken Robinson points out in his 2014 TED talk “Changing Educational Paradigms” that to children, school is very dull compared to the exciting world of technology available at their fingertips.