Chris Crawford's "The Dragon Speech" (STFR)

Luc Magitem
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Game designer Chris Crawford's "Dragon Speech", a talk on what interactive games could be. It is often cited for the argument that games can offer the interactivity that makes one-on-one teaching effective.

HN treats it as the origin of the games-for-education argument: worth watching and arguing with, but not worth endorsing outright.

“I don't agree with this argument, but it's a very interesting one.”
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@moonchild2020 · in “Video Games Are the Future of Education”
This idea certainly isn't new. As far as I can trace it, it dates to the late 90s, with Chris Crawford's Dragon Speech[1]. (Well worth a watch, though this shouldn't be considered an endorsement.) 1. ▶ this video
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@CaptSpify2017 · in “France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools”
You might find this interesting: ▶ this video
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@moonchild2020 · in “When You Get into Unschooling, It’s Almost Like a Religion”
Chric Crawford's argument[1] is that video games can provide the same sort of interactivity which makes 1-on-1 teaching so effective. I don't agree with this argument, but it's a very interesting one. 1. ▶ this video
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