The first video game article was "Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers", this text basically presented an argument that was based on video games that would influence children to read more often in school. The aurthor of this article believes that since video games are fun and is usually already apart of a childs daily activities, why not incorporate it in school for reading. The games would be taking reading passages and turn them into a visual text where the child can be engaging in a fun activity and learning at the same time. On the other hand, some teachers diagree that video games will influence the child to pick up a book and read because many kids will skip the game and go directly to the game and play, which will not motivate the child to read the text. I think that yes, video games are fun and can promote learning, that's a great idea that video games should be brought into public schools to help children learn through a visual but to an extent. I don't think if these learning games are incorporated into the classrooms every day, that the children will learn too much, there should be a set interval that teachers can let the students use the video games because it may discourage them to pick up a boring book and sit there and read.
"Online video games seek immigrant detention reform", is another article I read which brings up a situation where there was a man, Mr. Bah who has a brain fracture and over stayed his visa was put into a detention holding center for immigrants in New Jersey. While in his holding cell, he asked to receive medical attention but received it too late and died thirteen hours later. A video game company created a video game that depicted what happen to Mr. Bach, where the player is the reporter that is undercover in the detention holding center. This is a serious game where it shows the players hat actually goes on in these detention centers that immigrants are sent to. This is definitly not my first time hearing something like that, the detention center employees treat the immigrants like animals and that is not right at all and i really don't blame that video gaming company for putting out a game like that because things like this has to stop. People need to know whats really going on in these detention centers so that way others can take a stand to help stop something like this from happening again. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/10/online_video_games_seek_immigr.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/nyregion/05detain.html_r=2&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20081006/znyt05/810060332&tc=yahoo
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The articles you found were interesting. Incorporating VG into school seems like there is no end to where technology ends and an old-fashioned pen, paper, and motivation to read begins in school. Maybe it's because I grew up with pen and paper but I feel like it motivates students to take more responsibility to just do the required reading on thier own. The second article about the Serious Game is new to me. Real-life simulation in a VG based on a true story could be influential but then again, the differences between real life and video games could be debated.
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