Video Games Cultural Benefits

Moreover, video games can be beneficial to children of all ages because they can stimulate creativity and motivational growth; this is most effective in younger children but is also effective in teens. Most any game will enhance a student’s creativity, however, a good example game is Minecraft; the player must use his or her imagination to create a village using only the materials that he or she can collect. A teacher at Momilani Elementary School in Oahu, HI, used Minecraft as a teaching program for his students, grades 3-6. This teacher created a project in which he asked his students to build their own zoo from scratch using a million dollar budget (Meyer). This project forced his students to exercise the use of both their imagination and cognitive skills in order to create a functioning zoo within their budget. Video games can similarly increase a child’s motivation by nurturing a growth mindset. The …show more content…
Assassin’s Creed takes the player back to the time of the renaissance and, using correct information, dates, and events, allows the player to be immersed in the culture of that era while also learning the dates and places of where important historical events took place. Not only can one visually see and walk around in the culture of the era, one also has a fun and imaginative way to learn and remember his or her historical dates and events. The game gives the player a view into the culture of the past as the producers “capture the flavor of the time, with lavish attention to architecture and clothing” (Wainwright). Assassin’s Creed is so well developed that the player gets immersed in the culture and historical value of the past, getting more benefit than any traditional classroom could