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10.24.08Gaming/MMOs and Education: A Natural FitTwo separate blog entries that we came across point out similar conclusions: that video games and massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMPORPGs) have very real applications in the education realm. Over at the Cisco Systems' Virtual Worlds blog, Steve Hall, a Network Consulting Engineer, writes about a Fox News story that reports on the MMORPG World of Warcraft (WoW) being used to get school kids more engaged in their work. Hall notes that, rather than games being a distraction and a way to avoid homework and social interactions, the can be used to expand the learning skills of students. The ...
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