This document discusses myths and facts related to video games. It begins by debunking myths that video games are only for boys or kids, showing surveys that over half of players are adult men and over half are over 18. It also argues that social interaction is an important part of gaming, not just the game itself, and that there is no relationship between in-game violence and real-world crime. The document advocates that games can teach skills like complex problem solving, performing under pressure, and developing expertise, and provides examples of educational games. It concludes by discussing how learning design principles can be integrated into games to enhance learning.

1. Myth-Busting for Video
Games
Shachar Oz
Game Designer & Developer
Learning Designer,FLUX

2. 1: “Video games are for
Boys"

3. 1: “Video games are for
Kids"

4. Survey
1: Who plays video
games?

5. 1: Who plays video
games?

6. 1: Who plays video
games?

7. 1: Not only boys
anymore
56% 44%
Info from 2011-2015

8. 1: Not
only
Kids
anymore
25%
0-18
50%
18-50
25%
50+ Info from 2011-2015

9. 2: “You will Lose all
your friends”

10. 2:‫אינטראקציה‬
‫חלק‬ ‫היא‬ ‫חברתית‬
‫מהמשחק‬ ‫משמעותי‬

11. ‫אמת‬:
‫משמעותי‬ ‫חלק‬ ‫היא‬ ‫חברתית‬ ‫אינטראקציה‬
‫מהמשחק‬
•"Video game playing is situated in social and
cultural spheres that are perhaps more
important than the game itself"
•Kurt Squire, Wisconsin-Madison Associate Professor
for Digital Media
•‫שתסוב‬ ‫חברתית‬ ‫לאינטראקציה‬ ‫טריגר‬ ‫רק‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫המשחק‬
‫סביבו‬.
•‫של‬ ‫הצר‬ ‫במובן‬ ‫זה‬ ‫על‬ ‫להסתכל‬ ‫לא‬"‫אותי‬ ‫שומע‬ ‫לא‬ ‫הילד‬
‫במחשב‬ ‫תקוע‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫כי‬."‫מאד‬ ‫מרוכז‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫למעשה‬ ‫כי‬
‫שם‬ ‫לו‬ ‫שקורית‬ ‫באינטראקציה‬.
Civilization
“the game is only a trigger for the social
interaction happens around it”
Kurt Squire
“most come because of the game and stay
because of the companionship”
Constance Steinkuehler

12. ‫אמת‬:
‫משמעותי‬ ‫חלק‬ ‫היא‬ ‫חברתית‬ ‫אינטראקציה‬
‫מהמשחק‬
•"Video game playing is situated in social and
cultural spheres that are perhaps more
important than the game itself"
•Kurt Squire, Wisconsin-Madison Associate Professor
for Digital Media
•‫שתסוב‬ ‫חברתית‬ ‫לאינטראקציה‬ ‫טריגר‬ ‫רק‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫המשחק‬
‫סביבו‬.
•‫של‬ ‫הצר‬ ‫במובן‬ ‫זה‬ ‫על‬ ‫להסתכל‬ ‫לא‬"‫אותי‬ ‫שומע‬ ‫לא‬ ‫הילד‬
‫במחשב‬ ‫תקוע‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫כי‬."‫מאד‬ ‫מרוכז‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫למעשה‬ ‫כי‬
‫שם‬ ‫לו‬ ‫שקורית‬ ‫באינטראקציה‬.
Civilization
“most come because of the game and stay
because of the companionship”
“the game is only a trigger for the social
interaction happens around it”

13. 3: “brings Physical
disabilities”

14. 3: “Games as motivation for
Activities”

17. 4: Violent Game = Violent
Person
Americas Army

18. 4: No Relationship
between
in-game
Violence
to
actual
Crime
levels God of War

19. 4:‫מקורה‬ ‫אלימות‬
‫באדם‬.‫במדיה‬ ‫לא‬.
Call of Duty
Patrick Markey
“most shooters had severe
mental and social issues”
Christopher Ferguson
“source of violence is in the
human, not the media”

20. 5: “You
Cannot Learn
Anything
from just
Playing”

21. “games demand the
gamer to become an
expert in skills
that employers
require…” Complex
analysis
Perform under
pressure
Developing
skills
Developing
expertise

22. Fold It

23. James Paul Gee
“great video game integrate
Superior Learning Design
Principles”

24. Mitchel Resnik
“when we arrive to
the first grade, the
teacher says: ‘now
put the toys aside,
and lets start to
learn’…”

25. So what Can we do?
PLAY!

27. FLUX: Learning
Design
Life Coach
Instructional Design
Learning Experiences Design
Tech Development
Innovative Pedagogy

28. Reading & Resources
• Dikkers, S., Squire, K., Steinkuehler, C. & Zimmerman, E. (Eds.) (2010). Real-time research: An experiment in
the design of scholarship. Pittsburgh PA: ETC Press. [link]
• Entertainment Sports Association (2014). Games: Improving education. [link]
• Gee J.P. (2001). What Video Games Have to Tell Us About Learning and Literacy. New York: Palgrave.
• Prensky M. (2000). From digital game-based learning. McGraw-Hill
• Salen K. & Zimmerman E. (2003). Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals. Cambridge: MIT Press.
• Summit on educational games (2006). Harnessing the power of video games for learning. Federation of American
Scientists. [link]
• Squire K. (2005). Changing the Game: What Happens When Video Games Enter the Classroom?. Innovate 1 (6)
[link]
• Squire K. & Jenkins, H. (2004). Harnessing the power of games in education. Insight (3)1, 5-33 [link]
• Wright T., Boria E. & Breidenbach P. (2002). Creative player actions in FPS online video games: Playing
counter-strike. The International Journal of Computer Game Research, 2. [link]
• Yee N. (2014). The Proteus Paradox. Yale: University Press. [link]

29. Light Racer

30. PlugiZ

31. Living in the Holy Land

32. Augmented Museum