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theprof00 on 24 November 2009
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Reasonable said:
Kasz216 said:
Reasonable said:
Kasz216 said:
Huh. Well good if most of this stuff is being given away for free.

All for more spending in the name of science though using LBP is an odd choice.

Well, I guess the LBP angle is building stuff, understanding basics of physics, mass, etc.

Which could be covered even better by specific games on the PC that do the same things... and do them better.

And would involve the use of PCs that a lot of libraries already have. 


Hence why it's good the stuff is being given away for free mostly rather then the government paying for it.... since you could make much more efficent use of the money with a PC focus... and it would likely be a lot more effective.

It reminds me of libraries that hole Pokemon card tournaments and the like hoping that after the tournament a couple kids will take out a book.  I see a lot of people just playing the game to have fun and little learning to come from it... vs a game where such aspects are the focus and hard to avoid... yet the game is still fun.

Yeah, but I've watched what my nine year old does with LBP - amazing, he'll play at building vehicles for ages, play with different rope strenghs and weights, change the material to see how it affects a rockets thrust and so on.

I agree a PC route would be more academic, and probably more detailed and expansive, but I gather this is about catching the imagination of young kids in a very accessible manner, and LBP is way more suited for that.  Also, a game console takes away the image of it being academic, and gives the idea its fun.

Now, if they're still using LBP to teach them how to build actual buildings, vehicles, etc. as paid adults then I'll panic!

Just a general overall comment:

I don't know what other games are available on the PC that do the same thing as kasz is saying, but are they really as enjoyable as LBP? One of the main reasons why kids play games is to learn in an interactive, fun way. Oftentimes learning is the most successful when a child is engaged and does not feel like they are learning, but rather, just having fun.

I also doubt that libraries care whether kids rent out their books. It's not like they make money off of late fees. Libraries are havens for kids. It's a place kids can go and do work and enjoy themselves in a relaxing environment with schoolmates. Libraries make the most money from donations from successful entrepreneurs and business people, and adults, who, as kids, went to a library and played go fish or read comic strips, or biographies of their role models.