Talk: Video Games and the Future of Education

Jonathan Blow
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Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid and The Witness, gives a talk on video games and the future of education. He considers what games could offer as a way of teaching and learning.

HN people post it repeatedly and suggest it to anyone asking whether engaging games could replace parts of education.

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@wsc9812023 · in “Jonathan Blow: “Video Games and the Future of Education””
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@owenpalmer2022 · in “Ask HN: Could addictive video games be the future of higher education?”
What percentage of education is replaceable by genuinely engaging video games? What parts of education cannot be replaced? I'm especially interesting in how the social aspect of games alone could affect the qualify of a learning experience. Check out this talk by Jonathan Blow: ▶ this video
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@bluesilver072020 · in “Video Games and the Future of Education [video]”
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@the__alchemist2023 · in “To supercharge learning, look to play”
Relevant Jblow video on video games and education: ▶ this video Spoiler: He thinks Zachtronics games (Spacechem, Shenzio IO, Opus Magnum etc) do this very well. The point is they're not explicitly educational games about specific topics, but they teach problem-solving skills in an engaging way.
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@CarnunMP2022 · in “Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children”
Incidentally I was struck recently by how rarely in this talk[1] Jon Blow says 'children' or 'kids' when he's clearly talking about young humans. Instead it's just 'people'. :) [1] Video Games and the Future of Education: ▶ this video
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@alucardo2020 · in “Anyone want to build a new public education system with me?”
Get in touch with Jonathan Blow. He is into rethinking the education system. ▶ this video
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@vansul2020 · in “Why books don't work (2019)”
Jonathan Blow recently streamed a talk called 'Video Games and the Future of Education'[0] that makes similar arguments. He discusses various tools we have to transmit knowledge from teacher to student and argues that games really shine as away to trick people into 'learning by doing'. He's sharply critical of existing educational games and really lays into 'gamification' as a concept. The talk certainly left me hearing that echo that the author alludes to. Books are great. [0] ▶ this video
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