Jamie Fristrom on Why Games Are Important
Jamie Fristrom of Torpex Games - a man who has had a long and illustrious career stretching back to the old Magic Candle series - has posted a substantial article on why games are important.

His conclusion? Games help you learn about learning. They rarely teach you anything about the subject matter they supposedly represent. A first person shooter will - if anything - teach you horrible habits with respect to using guns in combat, and Guitar Hero won't teach you much about being a rock star. But they will teach you lessons in what he calls "meta-learning." Learning how to learn.

His full article can be found here:

Why Are Games Important? One of Many Reasons

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