Video games have now been around for nearly 40 years and have, in one sense, 'grown up'. Parents, teachers and researchers are now starting to pay more attention to video games and the great educational benifits they could have on children. (Educational Video Games, 2010, p. 18-19), describes the video game environment as "situated learning" because the player is situated in a actual problem-solving space.
Educational video games provide information as you need it, unlike other teaching styles where a student is givin all the information all at once at the beginning. "We tend to teach science, for example, by telling you a lot of stuff and then letting you do science" (Educational Video Games, 2010, p.18). Games on the other hand, teach the anither way, "They have to do stuff, and then as you need to know information, they tell it to you". (Educational Video Games, 2010. p.18).
Reference
(2010). Educational Video Games. Science Teacher, 77(4), 18-19. Retrieved from Education Research Complete Database
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