Learn more about why games these days are so addictive in this great article that goes over concurrent variable ratio reinforcement schedules.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Learning by Playing: Video Games in the Classroom
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/magazine/19video-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp
His research has shown that children’s engagement levels are higher when they are anticipating a reward but cannot predict whether they will get it — or, as Howard-Jones put it to me, “when you move from a conventional educational atmosphere to something that more resembles sport.” He is careful to add that games are not meant to supplant teachers nor undermine the value of more traditional learning. “Children need to learn how to read a book,” he says. “They need to learn how to ask questions.” But as our understanding of both cognitive science and game design continues to advance, he says that game play will find a central place inside schools. “I think in 30 years’ time,” he says, “we will marvel that we ever tried to deliver a curriculum without gaming.”
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