Comments on: Video Games in Libraries Part 1: Are Libraries the new BlockBuster? http://arandomgamer.com/2009/03/vglpart1/ We Are Nerds... with opinions Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:06:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: poole91 http://arandomgamer.com/2009/03/vglpart1/comment-page-1/#comment-10819 poole91 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:05:42 +0000 http://arandomgamer.com/?p=1979#comment-10819 Books are outdated weather society likes it or not lol. I think videogames could even replace those boring books you have to read for english class. Take a book and turn it into a video game, what's the real difference? Gives you the same vocabulary the book would, through in subtitles of course, probably a better imagenation, and same or better understanding of the conflict between characters and emotional understanding. Playing a videogame version of something will probably develop a kids skill to analyse a peice of work better than a book. HHHmmm....maybe i should write an essay on this for english. Course that's not gonna happen while I'm still in school....probably won't happen. Just my thoughts on a perfect world lol. Books are outdated weather society likes it or not lol. I think videogames could even replace those boring books you have to read for english class. Take a book and turn it into a video game, what's the real difference? Gives you the same vocabulary the book would, through in subtitles of course, probably a better imagenation, and same or better understanding of the conflict between characters and emotional understanding. Playing a videogame version of something will probably develop a kids skill to analyse a peice of work better than a book.

HHHmmm….maybe i should write an essay on this for english.

Course that's not gonna happen while I'm still in school….probably won't happen. Just my thoughts on a perfect world lol.

]]> By: reluctant_gamer http://arandomgamer.com/2009/03/vglpart1/comment-page-1/#comment-10821 reluctant_gamer Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:54:18 +0000 http://arandomgamer.com/?p=1979#comment-10821 Well, I can see many good reasons for books still. Non-fiction books wouldn't make good video games. Most books can go more in depth on a subject or into a story than games do. Let's face it, especially if you're an American, people have short attention spans. Making games too long means people get frustrated and lose interest. I can't see a video game giving the same vocab. as a book. I mean, look at House of the Dead: Overkill. While I'm going to go into electronic resources, I still see the need for print. Especially when it comes to learning how to spell. Well, I can see many good reasons for books still. Non-fiction books wouldn't make good video games. Most books can go more in depth on a subject or into a story than games do. Let's face it, especially if you're an American, people have short attention spans. Making games too long means people get frustrated and lose interest. I can't see a video game giving the same vocab. as a book. I mean, look at House of the Dead: Overkill. While I'm going to go into electronic resources, I still see the need for print. Especially when it comes to learning how to spell.

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